comb
英 [kəʊm]
美 [koʊm]
n. 梳子; 篦子; 压发梳; (作为装饰物的)发插; 梳理(头发); (公鸡的)鸡冠
v. 梳,梳理(头发); 仔细搜索; 搜寻; 梳理(羊毛、棉花等)
过去式:combed 现在分词:combing 复数:combs 过去分词:combed 第三人称单数:combs
Collins.1 / BNC.9845 / COCA.7329
同义词辨析
brushv. 刷
〔辨析〕
指用刷子刷东西。
〔例证〕
brush one's shoes/teeth
刷鞋/牙
刷鞋/牙
combv. 梳,梳理
〔辨析〕
特指用梳子梳理头发。
〔例证〕
comb one's hair
梳头发
梳头发
groomv. 刷洗;梳理(毛发)
〔辨析〕
特指刷洗动物,尤其是马匹;也指动物为自己或另一动物梳理毛发。
〔例证〕
groom a horse
刷洗马匹
a female ape grooming her mate
为同伴梳毛的母猿
刷洗马匹
a female ape grooming her mate
为同伴梳毛的母猿
seekv. 〈正式〉寻找,寻求
〔辨析〕
语义庄重,语气较强,使用广泛,指尽很大努力去寻找合适的人或某种东西,此类东西多为抽象事物。
〔例证〕
Candidates are urgently sought for the post of trade union chairman.
工会主席的职位急寻候选人。
Many country girls drifted into cities to seek work.
许多农村姑娘流入城市找工作。
工会主席的职位急寻候选人。
Many country girls drifted into cities to seek work.
许多农村姑娘流入城市找工作。
combv. 仔细搜寻,彻底搜查
〔辨析〕
表示对某处像梳头一般进行彻底搜寻。
〔例证〕
The police combed the whole town in their efforts to find the murderer.
警方搜遍全镇,力图找到凶手。
The old house was combed very carefully.
这所老房子被彻底搜查过了。
警方搜遍全镇,力图找到凶手。
The old house was combed very carefully.
这所老房子被彻底搜查过了。
huntv. 寻找,搜寻
〔辨析〕
指非常仔细地寻找某人或某物,侧重于找的过程,通常后接介词 for。
〔例证〕
Many kids were hunting for shells on the beach.
很多孩子在海滩上寻找贝壳。
The police are busy hunting for clues.
警方忙着寻找线索。
很多孩子在海滩上寻找贝壳。
The police are busy hunting for clues.
警方忙着寻找线索。
searchv. 搜寻
〔辨析〕
指搜查某一具体的人、地方、事物以找到某物或某人,含非常仔细之意。
〔例证〕
Two soldiers with rifles searched him from head to foot.
两个拿枪的士兵把他从头到脚搜了个遍。
The policemen searched the house and found nothing.
警察搜查了房子,什么也没有找到。
She bent to search through a heap of letters.
她弯腰在一大堆信件中翻找。
两个拿枪的士兵把他从头到脚搜了个遍。
The policemen searched the house and found nothing.
警察搜查了房子,什么也没有找到。
She bent to search through a heap of letters.
她弯腰在一大堆信件中翻找。
短语用例
comb sth↔out
- 梳整;梳去(发结)
to pull a comb through hair in order to make it neat or to remove knots from it
习惯用语
n.
- go over/through sth with a fine-tooth/fine-toothed comb
- 十分认真地检查;非常仔细地搜查
to examine or search sth very carefully
牛津词典
noun
- 梳子;篦子;压发梳;(作为装饰物的)发插
a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin teeth along one side, used for making your hair neat; a smaller version of this worn by women in their hair to hold it in place or as a decoration - 梳理(头发)
the act of using a comb on your hair - 梳理(头发)
the act of using a comb on your hair - (公鸡的)鸡冠
the soft, red piece of flesh on the head of a male chicken
verb
- 梳,梳理(头发)
to pull a comb through your hair in order to make it neat- Don't forget to comb your hair!
别忘了梳一下头发! - Her hair was neatly combed back.
她的头发整齐地梳到后面。
- Don't forget to comb your hair!
- 仔细搜索;搜寻
to search sth carefully in order to find sb/sth- The police combed the area for clues.
警察彻底搜索了那个地区以寻找线索。 - I combed the shops looking for something to wear.
我跑遍商店寻找可穿的东西。 - They combed through the files for evidence of fraud.
他们查遍档案搜寻欺诈的证据。
- The police combed the area for clues.
- 梳理(羊毛、棉花等)
to make wool, cotton, etc. clean and straight using a special comb so that it can be used to make cloth
柯林斯词典
- 梳子
Acombis a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair. - VERB 梳理(头发)
When youcombyour hair, you tidy it using a comb.- Salvatore combed his hair carefully...
萨尔瓦托认真地梳了梳头。 - Her reddish hair was cut short and neatly combed.
她淡红色的头发剪得短短的,梳得很整齐。
- Salvatore combed his hair carefully...
- VERB 在…四处搜寻
If youcomba place, you search everywhere in it in order to find someone or something.- Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon...
警察在树林里四处搜寻凶器。 - They fanned out and carefully combed the temple grounds.
他们呈扇形散开,在寺庙周围仔细搜寻。
- Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon...
- VERB 在(信息)中仔细搜寻
If youcomb throughinformation, you look at it very carefully in order to find something.- Eight policemen then spent two years combing through the evidence.
之后8位警察花了两年时间搜寻证据。
- Eight policemen then spent two years combing through the evidence.
- See also:fine-tooth comb
英英释义
noun
- the act of drawing a comb through hair
- his hair needed a comb
- the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
- ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
- a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge
- any of several tools for straightening fibers
verb
- smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
- comb your hair before dinner
- comb the wool
- search thoroughly
- They combed the area for the missing child
- straighten with a comb
- comb your hair
双语例句
- Salvatore combed his hair carefully
萨尔瓦托认真地梳了梳头。 - Let me comb your hair.
我来给你拢一拢头(发)。 - My hair's so tangled I can't comb it out.
我的头发瞎得梳也梳不开了。 - The sharp parts of a comb or a saw are called teeth.
梳子和锯子的尖锐部分叫作齿。 - The cock had a red comb.
这公鸡有一个红鸡冠。 - After getting up, I shave, brush my teeth and comb my hair.
起床后,我刮脸、刷牙和梳头。 - I have unkempt hair, I have to comb it.
我的头发蓬乱,我要梳理一下。 - She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair
她斜过镜子开始梳理头发。 - Finally, by using magic, she made a poisoned comb.
最后,她施展魔法做了一把有毒的梳子。 - Eight policemen then spent two years combing through the evidence.
之后8位警察花了两年时间搜寻证据。