comb

comb
noun
  1. a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair
    梳,梳子
    ■[in sing.]an instance of untangling or arranging the hair with such a device
    (用梳子)梳发,梳理
    she gave her hair a comb.
    她梳了梳头发。
    ■a short curved type of this device, worn by women to hold the hair in place or as an adornment
    梳形头饰(短而弯曲,妇女佩戴以保持发型或作为装饰品)
  2. something resembling a comb in function or structure, in particular
    有梳子功能之物,梳状物,尤指
    ■a device for separating and dressing textile fibres
    精梳机
    ■a row of brass points for collecting the electricity in an electrostatic generator
    梳形端子板,梳形插头
    ■(Austral./NZ)the lower, fixed cutting-piece of a sheep-shearing machine
    (澳/新西兰)剪羊毛机的梳齿,梳轮
  3. the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock
    (家禽的)肉冠(尤指鸡冠)
  4. short for honeycomb (in sense 1)
    honeycomb (义项1) 的简称
verb
[with obj.]
  1. untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it
    梳(发),梳理
    [as adj., with submodifier combed]neatly combed hair.
    梳理整齐的头发。
    ■(comb something out)remove something in the hair by drawing a comb through it
    梳去
    she combed the burrs out of the dog's coat.
    她给狗梳去毛上的刺球。
    ■(comb something through)use a comb to work a conditioning or styling preparation through (the hair)
    梳理,整理(头发)
  2. prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a comb
    精梳(羊毛、亚麻或棉)以供加工
    ■[usu. as adj. combed]treat (a fabric) in such a way
    精梳(织物)
    the socks are made of soft combed cotton.
    这种短袜是用柔软的精梳棉做的。
  3. search carefully and systematically
    细查,搜寻
    police combed the area for the murder weapon.
    警察在这个地区仔细搜索,寻找凶器。
    [no obj.]his mother combed through the cardboard boxes.
    他母亲仔细查遍了那些纸板箱。
派生
comb-like
adjective
语源
  1. Old English camb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm
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