dab
英 [d?b]
美 [d?b]
- n. 輕拍；少量；熟手；比目魚
- v. 輕拍；涂；輕擦；輕敷（過去式dabbed，過去分詞dabbed，現(xiàn)在分詞dabbing，第三人稱單數(shù)dabs）
- n. (Dab)人名；(法)達(dá)布
助記提示
1. 諧音“打吧”----輕輕地打吧、拍吧。
2. daub <====> dab.
中文詞源
英文詞源
- dab (v.)
- c. 1300, dabben "to strike," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative. Modern sense of "strike with a slight, quick pressure" developed by mid-16c., influenced by French dauber (see daub). Related: Dabbed; dabbing. As a noun from c. 1300, "heavy blow with a weapon." Dab hand is British slang, 1828, from dab "expert" (1690s), said to be school slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from dab in the "strike lightly" sense.
雙語例句
- 1. She wore no make-up, not even a dab of lipstick.
- 她沒有化妝，甚至連一點兒口紅都沒涂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. DAB is the radio system of the 21st Century.
- 數(shù)字音頻廣播是21世紀(jì)的無線電廣播系統(tǒng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She's a dab hand at DIY.
- 她擅長自己動手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He's a dab hand at cooking spaghetti.
- 他是煮意大利面條的高手。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Ask Neil to do it — he's a dab hand at carpentry.
- 讓尼爾來做吧,他做木工活很在行.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》