swabbing

2.用拭子对（人体）化验标本的采集an act of taking a sample from sb's body, with a swab

1.【医】(裹有药棉用以擦洗,敷药等的)拭子,药签;用拭子取下的化验标本

2.(擦洗甲板等用的)拖把,拖帚,墩布;枪炮刷,炮帚

3.〈俚〉海军军官的肩章;【航】〈俚〉粗人,蠢货

4.〈美俚〉(商船上的)水手

1.擦抹,揩拭 (up);(拿拖帚等)擦洗 (down);抹药

1.a short narrow stick with a piece of cotton on the end, often used by doctors or nurses; a small amount of a substance that has been removed from someone’s body with a swab

2.a small piece of cotton or other soft substance used for cleaning injuries

1.to wash a floor, especially with a mop

2.to apply medicine or clean an injury with a swab