好词典
scabs
UK //skæbz//US //skæbz//
词源
源自古北欧语 'skabb'（意为疥癣），与古英语 'sceabb' 同源，后引申指代痂皮和破坏罢工者。
noun
❶ 伤口或皮肤损伤后形成的硬痂，由干涸的血液和组织液组成，用于保护伤口愈合。
“Don't pick at the scabs on your knee or it will leave a scar.”
（别抠膝盖上的结痂，否则会留疤。）
“The doctor said the scabs would fall off naturally in a few days.”
（医生说这些痂几天后会自然脱落。）
❶ 对罢工期间继续工作或顶替罢工者的人的贬称，含强烈负面意味。
“The union members called anyone who crossed the picket line scabs.”
（工会成员称任何越过纠察线的人为工贼。）
“Scabs were brought in to keep the factory running during the strike.”
（罢工期间工厂雇用工贼来维持运转。）
同义词:crust, eschar, strikebreaker, blackleg
verb
❶ 伤口结痂的过程，指血液或分泌物在表面干燥硬化。
“The cut on his finger began to scab over after a day.”
（他手指上的伤口一天后开始结痂。）
“Make sure the wound doesn't scab too quickly or it may trap infection.”
（确保伤口不会过快结痂，否则可能封住感染。）
同义词:crust over, heal over
常见短语
scab labor — 指罢工期间被雇主雇佣来替代罢工工人的劳动力，具有贬义色彩。
“The company was criticized for using scab labor to break the strike.”
（该公司因使用工贼劳动力破坏罢工而受到批评。）