| 单词 | dab |
| 释义 | Related topics: Fishdab1 /dæb/ noun [countable] 1 AMOUNTa small amount of something that you put onto a surface 少量，少许〔指放在物体表面的某物〕dab of a dab of butter 一点点黄油 →5 See picture of She dabbed some cream on her face. 她在脸上搽了点面霜。, She dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief. 她用手帕轻轻地擦了擦眼睛。2 TOUCHa light touch with your hand, a cloth etc 〔用手、布等的〕轻触，轻敷 She wiped her tears away with a dab of her handkerchief. 她用手绢轻轻地擦掉眼泪。3. be a dab hand at/with something British English informalGOOD AT to be very good at a particular activity 擅长做某事4. HBFa small flat fish 泥鲽，黄盖鲽5. dabs [plural]HBH British English old-fashioned your fingerprints 指纹Examples from the Corpusdab• A dab with a handkerchief and an early morning sniff was my subterfuge.• With big dabs of his brush, he began painting.• Hythe Range to Redoubt Wall for dabs, pout and rockling.• Tender sand dabs, half a dozen or so to an order, in a light batter, make a good choice.• An absolute pristine typical Redesmere roach of old, complete with dab of orange under its chin.• Dungeness beach yielded dabs to black lugworm.dab of• Add a dab of butter and some parsley.ldoce_062_cdab2 verb (dabbed, dabbing) 1 [intransitive, transitive]TOUCH to touch something lightly several times, usually with something such as a cloth 〔数次〕轻触，轻拍 She dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief. 她用手帕轻轻地擦了擦眼睛。dab at He dabbed at his bleeding lip. 他轻轻地按了按流血的嘴唇。2 [transitive]PUT to put a substance onto something with quick light movements of your hand 轻敷，轻搽dab something on/onto etc something She dabbed some cream on her face. 她在脸上搽了点面霜。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdab• Polly turned the deadlock, and before reaching for the latch dabbed at her eyes with the hem of her nightshirt.• He dabbed gently at her eyes.• Ted swallowed, dabbed his mouth with a napkin with the name of the restaurant on it in red.• He dabbed his mouth with a napkin.• To remove melted plastic from an appliance, unplug appliance and dab off spot with nail polish remover.• She sort of flinches but I dab real soft and she lets me finish.• Don't pull them off but dab them with a little paraffin.dab at• Mrs. Copeland dabbed at her eyes with a tissue.DAB /ˌdiː eɪ ˈbiː/ noun [uncountable] (digital audio broadcasting) a system of broadcasting radio programmes using digital technology 数字音频广播Origin dab1 (1200-1300) From the sound of hitting somethingdab1 noundab2 verbDAB nounChinese Corpus a small something onto put of a amount you that |
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