dab

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dab1 /dæb/ noun [countableC]

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 EnglishBrE informalGOOD AT to be very good at a particular activity 擅长做某事

Examples from the Corpus

be a dab hand at/with something• Workers at the Wellingborough factory are dab hands at turning out unusual orders.• However, they might be a dab hand at needlework or crochet.• She was a dab hand at couplets, was Rosie.• They should be dab hands with the diapers, and more in touch with their emotions.

4. HBFa small flat fish 泥鲽，黄盖鲽

5. dabs [plural]HBH British EnglishBrE old-fashioned your fingerprints 指纹

Examples from the Corpus

dab• 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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]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 [transitiveT]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。

Examples from the Corpus

dab• 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 [uncountableU]

(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 something

dab1 noundab2 verbDAB noun

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