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combing

UK //ˈkəʊmɪŋ//US //ˈkoʊmɪŋ//

词源

源自古英语 'camb'(梳子),与古高地德语 'kamb' 同源,动词用法始于14世纪,'彻底搜索'的比喻意义出现于1600年左右。

noun

❶ 指用梳子梳理头发的动作或过程,也指梳理后的头发状态。常用于描述整理发型或去除头发打结的行为。

“She gave her hair a quick combing before the meeting.”

(她在开会前快速梳理了一下头发。)

“Regular combing helps prevent tangles in long hair.”

(定期梳理有助于防止长发打结。)

❶ 在纺织业中指梳理纤维的过程,使纤维平行排列以便后续纺纱。这是纺织品生产中的重要工序。

“Wool undergoes combing to remove short fibers before spinning.”

(羊毛在纺纱前需经过梳理以去除短纤维。)

“The combing machine aligns cotton fibers in the same direction.”

(梳理机使棉纤维朝同一方向排列。)

同义词:brushing, grooming, carding

verb

❶ 用梳子整理头发或毛发的动作,也比喻像梳子般仔细搜寻某区域。

“She was combing her daughter's hair gently.”

(她正轻柔地给女儿梳头。)

“Police combed the woods for the missing hiker.”

(警方在树林中仔细搜寻失踪的徒步者。)

同义词:searching, raking, sifting

常见短语

fine-tooth combing — 指极其仔细彻底的检查或搜索,比喻像用细齿梳梳理般不放过任何细节。

“The editor gave the manuscript a fine-tooth combing.”

(编辑对手稿进行了极其细致的检查。)