comb
noun /kəʊm/
/kəʊm/
Idioms - enlarge image[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 - He just had time to wash his face and drag a comb through his hair before going out.
出门前他刚好有时间洗脸，用梳子梳梳头发。 - She ran a comb through her tangled hair.
她用梳子梳理乱蓬蓬的头发。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + comb- use
- drag
- pull
- …
- a brush and comb
- He just had time to wash his face and drag a comb through his hair before going out.
- [countable, usually singular] the act of using a comb on your hair
梳理（头发） - Your hair needs a good comb.
你的头发得好好梳理一下。 - Your hair could do with a comb!
你的头发需要梳理了！
Collocations Dictionaryverb + comb- could do with
- need
- give something
- …
- Your hair needs a good comb.
- [countable, uncountable] (also honeycomb)a structure of cells with six sides, made by bees for holding their honey and their eggs
蜂巢 - [countable] the soft red part on the top of the head of a male chicken
（公鸡的）鸡冠
词源Old English camb, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kam and German Kamm.
Idioms
go over/through something with a fine-tooth/fine-toothed comb
- to examine or search something very carefully
十分认真地检查；非常仔细地搜查 - The police have gone over the house with a fine-tooth comb.
警察仔细检查了这所房子。
- The police have gone over the house with a fine-tooth comb.