dab

dab1
(dabbed, dabbing)
[with obj.]
  1. press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance
    （用吸水物）轻拍，轻擦
    he dabbed his mouth with his napkin.
    他用餐巾擦擦嘴。
    [no obj.]she dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief.
    她用手帕轻轻擦眼睛。
    ■apply (a substance) with light quick strokes
    轻敷，轻搽
    she dabbed disinfectant on the cut.
    她在伤口上轻轻敷了消毒剂。
  2. (dialect)aim at or strike with a light blow
    (方)瞄准，轻击
noun
  1. a small amount of something
    一点儿，些许
    she licked a dab of chocolate from her finger.
    她舔了舔手指上的一点巧克力。
    ■a brief application of a piece of absorbent material to a surface
    （用吸水物）轻涂，轻敷
    apply concealer with light dabs.
    轻轻地擦抹掩饰用涂剂。
  2. (dabs)(Brit. informal)fingerprints
    (英，非正式)指纹
语源
  1. Middle English: symbolic of a light striking movement; compare with dabble and dib
dab2
noun
  1. a small, commercially important flatfish that is found chiefly in the North Atlantic
    黄盖鲽。 （参见 sand dab）
  2. Limanda and other genera, family Pleuronectidae (several species, in particular the European L. limanda), and genus Citharichthys, family Bothidae
    泥鲽属（也称黄盖鲽属）和其他属，鲽科（数种，尤指欧洲黄盖鲽）和琴鲆属，鲆科（参见 sand dab）
语源
  1. late Middle English: of unknown origin
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