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swab/swɒb/ n. & v. (also 亦作 swob)●n. 1 a mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up (擦洗地板等用的)拖把(或拖布等) 2a an absorbent pad used in surgery (外科用的)消毒棉，药棉 b a wad of absorbent material fixed to the end of a rod and used for cleaning or applying medication (用以擦洗、敷药等的)药签，拭子 c a specimen of a possibly morbid secretion taken with a swab for examination (用拭子采的)化验标本，拭样 3 slang a term of contempt for a person [俚语]蠢材，饭桶 ●v. tr. (swabbed, swabbing) 1 clean (a wound, ship's deck, etc.) with a swab (用药棉)清洗(伤口等)；(用拖布等)清洗(甲板等) 2 (foll. by 后跟 up) absorb (moisture) with a swab (用拖把等)擦干，吸干 [back-formation from swabber, via early modern Dutch zwabber from a Germanic base = ‘splash, sway’] |