Word · Frequency #16096
dab
少量；一小块；一点
A small amount of a soft or wet substance.
- 1.
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
轻拍或轻击；鸟喙的啄击；有目标的打击。
- 2.
One who is skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
熟练或精通的人；专家
- 3.
A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
鲽科的小比目鱼,特别是Limanda limanda；一种比目鱼。
- 4.
A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
轻柔的、玩笑式的拳击作为问候或认可
- 5.
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
少量,软或湿物质的小块。
- 6.
A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.
一种嘻哈舞蹈动作,舞者同时低头并抬起手臂
轻拍；轻敲；轻击；（嘻哈舞的）Dab动作；甩臂低头动作；行家；能手；高手；比目鱼；鲽鱼；轻拍或轻击；鸟喙的啄击；有目标的打击。
In use
She added a dab of butter to the pan.
He put a dab of paint on his palette.
Apply a dab of moisturizer to your face.
Connections
Collocations
- a dab of
- 少量；一小块（软或湿的东西）
- Just a dab of butter is enough.只要一点点黄油就够了。
- a dab hand
- 能手；行家
- She's a dab hand at chess.她是下棋的行家。
- do the dab
- 做（嘻哈舞的）dab动作
- He did the dab after scoring a goal.他进球后做了个dab动作。
Idioms & figurative uses
- dab hand
- 能手；行家She's a dab hand at fixing old clocks.她是修理旧钟表的能手。
- smack-dab
- 正好；恰好The café is smack-dab in the middle of the square.这家咖啡馆正好位于广场中央。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dab 拼写短促，像三下轻点：轻拍、一小块、嘻哈的 dab 甩臂动作，都短而有力。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、painting and DIY、cosmetics application 表示“少量、一小块”时，通常用于日常口语或轻松的文字说明（如食谱、手工制作），语气比较中性偏非正式；在正式书面语中，更常使用 a small amount 之类的说法。
Grammar Note
常与 of 连用，表示少量
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 dab 押韵，元音和尾辅音均为 /æb/。注意：形似词 daub /dɔːb/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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