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Comb Hair Piece Make Tidy Order Verb Sth

This flashcard defines "comb" as a noun referring to a tool used for tidying hair, and as a verb meaning to tidy one's hair with a comb. It also includes secondary definitions for the verb, such as searching thoroughly through a place or information, and a less common meaning related to preparing wool or cotton. The flashcard also notes a connection to "fine-tooth comb" and mentions the comb of a chicken.

This flashcard defines "comb" as a noun referring to a tool used for tidying hair, and as a verb meaning to tidy one's hair with a comb. It also includes secondary definitions for the verb, such as searching thoroughly through a place or information, and a less common meaning related to preparing wool or cotton. The flashcard also notes a connection to "fine-tooth comb" and mentions the comb of a chicken.

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/ko͟ʊm/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]梳子 A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.
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    [VERB 动词]梳理(头发) When you comb your hair, you tidy it using a comb.
      [V n]
      [V-ed]
    • Salvatore combed his hair carefully...

      萨尔瓦托认真地梳了梳头。

    • Her reddish hair was cut short and neatly combed.

      她淡红色的头发剪得短短的,梳得很整齐。

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    [VERB 动词]在…四处搜寻 If you comb a place, you search everywhere in it in order to find someone or something.
      [V n for n]
      [V n]
    • Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon...

      警察在树林里四处搜寻凶器。

    • They fanned out and carefully combed the temple grounds.

      他们呈扇形散开,在寺庙周围仔细搜寻。

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    [VERB 动词]在(信息)中仔细搜寻 If you comb through information, you look at it very carefully in order to find something.
      [V through n]
    • Eight policemen then spent two years combing through the evidence.

      之后8位警察花了两年时间搜寻证据。

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    See also:
    fine-tooth comb

      Oxford comb / kəʊm ; NAmE koʊm /
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      verb
      comb combs combed combing
      noun _toiletries_bathroom_comp.jpg _comb.jpg 1 [countable ] a flat piece of plastic or metal with a row of thin teeth along one side, used for making your hair neat; a smaller version of this worn by women in their hair to hold it in place or as a decoration 梳子;篦子;压发梳 2 [countable ,  usually singular ] the act of using a combon your hair 梳理(头发) Your hair needs a good comb. 你的头发得好好梳理一下。 3 [countable ,  uncountable ] =
      honeycomb
      4 [countable ] the soft, red piece of flesh on the head of a male chicken (公鸡的)鸡冠 IDIOMsee
      fine-tooth comb
      verb 1 [transitive ] combsth to pull a combthrough your hair in order to make it neat 梳,梳理(头发) Don't forget to comb your hair! 别忘了梳一下头发! Her hair was neatly combed back. 她的头发整齐地梳到后面。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to search sth carefully in order to find sb/sth 仔细搜索;搜寻 SYN
      scour
      combsth I combed the shops looking for something to wear. 我跑遍商店寻找可穿的东西。 combsth for sb/sth The police combed the area for clues. 警察彻底搜索了那个地区以寻找线索。 combthrough sth (for sb/sth) They combed through the files for evidence of fraud. 他们查遍档案搜寻欺诈的证据。
      3 [transitive ] combsth ( technical 术语 ) to make wool, cotton, etc. clean and straight using a special combso that it can be used to make cloth 梳理(羊毛、棉花等) PHRASAL VERB ˌcomb sth↔ˈout to pull a combthrough hair in order to make it neat or to remove knots from it 梳整;梳去(发结)
      comb / kəʊm ; NAmE koʊm /
      LDC
      comb1 noun
      comb2 verb
      combcomb1 /kəʊm $ koʊm/ ●●● S3 noun
      Word Origin
      Examples
      word sets
      Collocations
      1comb (1) [countable] a flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for making your hair tidybrush2[countable] a small flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for keeping your hair back or for decoration3[singular] if you give your hair a comb, you make it tidy using a comb:  Your hair needs a good comb.4[countable] the red piece of flesh that grows on top of a male chicken’s head5[countable] a honeycomb
      fine-tooth comb
      comb1 noun
      comb2 verb
      combcomb2 ●●● S3 verb [transitive]
      Verb Table
      Examples
      Thesaurus
      Collocations
      1to make hair look tidy using a comb:  Melanie ran upstairs to comb her hair.2to search a place thoroughlycomb something for somebody/something Police are still combing the woods for the missing boy.comb something ↔ out phrasal verb to use a comb to make untidy hair look smooth and tidy:  She sat combing out her hair in front of the kitchen mirror.comb through something phrasal verb to search through a lot of objects or information in order to find a specific thing or piece of information:  We spent weeks combing through huge piles of old documents.
      WDF

      comb

      [kəʊm]combed, combing, combs

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      combed[957] combing[1203] combs[701]
      梳子(53%),梳理(37%),鸡冠(7%),蜂房(2%),彻底搜寻(1%)
      n.梳子;蜂巢;鸡冠
      vt.梳头发;梳毛
      vi.(浪)涌起

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