Word · Frequency #20875
scab
痂;疮痂
A dry crust that forms over a cut or wound as it heals.
- 1.
An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
伤口、水疱或脓疱愈合时形成的硬痂。
- 2.
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
罢工期间工作(或提供工人)的人
- 3.
The mange, especially when it appears on sheep.
兽疥癣,尤指绵羊身上的。
- 4.
the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
愈合皮肤病变的结痂状表面
- 5.
Any of several different diseases of potatoes producing pits and other damage on their surface, caused by streptomyces bacteria (but formerly believed to be caused by a fungus).
马铃薯疮痂病,由链霉菌引起的块茎表面产生凹陷和损伤的病害。
- 6.
Common scab, a relatively harmless variety of scab (potato disease) caused by Streptomyces scabies.
普通疮痂病,一种相对无害的马铃薯病害,由疮痂链霉菌引起。
- 7.
Any one of various more or less destructive fungal diseases that attack cultivated plants, forming dark-colored crustlike spots.
多种危害栽培植物的真菌病害之一,形成暗色痂状斑点。
- 8.
A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
铸件表面的轻微不规则突起,由模具部分破损造成。
- 9.
A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
卑鄙、肮脏、微不足道的人。
工贼;破坏罢工者;(马铃薯)疮痂病;植物疮痂病;(羊)疥癣;(铸件表面的)结疤
In use
The union members called the replacement worker a scab.
He picked at the scab on his knee, making it bleed again.
The doctor said not to remove the scab because it protects the wound.
Connections
Collocations
- pick a scab
- 抠痂
- Don't pick a scab even if it itches.即使发痒也不要抠痂。
- scab formation
- 结痂(过程)
- Scab formation is a normal part of wound healing.结痂是伤口愈合的正常过程。
- scab tissue
- 痂组织
- The scab tissue protects the new skin underneath.痂组织保护下面的新皮肤。
- potato scab
- 马铃薯疮痂病
- Potato scab can make the tubers unsightly.马铃薯疮痂病会使块茎不好看。
- scab labor
- 顶替罢工者的人;工贼
- The factory hired scab labor during the strike.罢工期间工厂雇用了顶替罢工者的人。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象伤口上结了一层硬硬的痂(scab),像一小块‘壳’,别去抠,等它自己掉。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:医疗/皮肤护理、劳工/罢工、农业/植物病害 scab 有多个常见含义,语域会随着使用场景明显变化:在医疗或日常中通常指伤口结的痂,属于中性说法;在劳工语境中指破坏罢工者;在农业中指植物疮痂病等,多用于专业讨论。建议结合上下文判断具体含义。
Grammar Note
可数名词,常指罢工期间工作的人或伤口愈合时的痂。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以重读的 /æb/ 音结尾,与 scab 押韵:cab、lab、slab、crab、grab、stab。注意拼写以 sc- 开头的相似词未必押韵,如 scan /skæn/、scarf /skɑːrf/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.