中文翻译与英英解释

vt.
1.轻敲，轻拍；轻抚 (sth.)。
2.〔美俚〕在…上摁指纹印。
短语和例子
a plaster to be wetted and dabbed on 润湿后轻轻敷上的膏药。 dab one's forehead with a handkerchief 用手帕轻拍脑门(搌汗)。
vi.
轻拍，轻敷；涂擦 (on, at)；(鸟)啄。
n.
1.轻打，轻拍；轻抚。
2.涂擦。
3.啄。
4.指纹印。
5.少量，些许；一小块。
短语和例子
a dab of butter 一小块奶油。 a dab of powder 一刷子白粉。
n.
小鲽；比目鱼。
n.
〔口语〕名手，能手 (at)。 a dab at tennis 网球能手。
短语和例子
DAB, D. A. B.
＝
1.Dictionary of American Biography.
2.digital audio broadcasting (使用卫星进行的)数字式广播。

a light touch or stroke
同义词：tap, pat,

a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"
同义词：splash, splatter,

hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
同义词：pat,

apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
同义词：swab, swob,

例句与用法

She was dabbing her cheeks with a powder-puff .
她以粉扑搽她的脸颊。

She had given her face a dab with a wet towel .
她把脸用湿毛巾略略擦一下。

The artist dabbed paint on the canvas .
那个画家在油画布上轻轻地涂着颜色。

Every now and then came a good dab of dirt at him .
时时有一团泥扔到他脸上。

Each of us had two dabs of butter .
我们每人吃了两小块黄油。

She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper .
她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。

I dabbed at the blood on my neck .
我轻轻地擦着脖子上的血。

Every now and then came a good dab of dirt at him .
时时有一大团泥扔到他的脸上。

She 's a dab hand at farm work .
她农活干得好着呢。

A dab with a sponge won't remove the dirt, you will have to rub it .
用海绵轻轻地吸，去不掉那污物，你必须用力擦。