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dab

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noun

轻拍，轻击，啄

A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.

Examples :

"The bird made a soft dab at the sunflower seed, then pecked it open. "

那只鸟轻轻地啄了一下葵花籽，然后把它啄开了。

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noun

碰拳, 轻拍

A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.

Examples :

"My little sister gave me a small, colorful dab as a greeting when I came home from school. "

放学回家的时候，我妹妹给了我一个小小、充满活力的碰拳，算是跟我打招呼了。

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noun

一小点，少量.

A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.

Examples :

"a dab of glue"

一小点胶水

amount substance

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noun

指纹，指印

(chiefly in the plural) Fingerprint.

Examples :

"The detective carefully collected the suspect's dabs from the window. "

侦探小心地从窗户上收集了嫌疑人的指纹。

police mark sign

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noun

Dab舞，擦肩舞。

A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.

Examples :

"During the school dance performance, the new student showed off a cool dab. "

在学校的舞蹈表演中，那个新生炫了一个很酷的擦肩舞。

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verb

轻拍，轻点

To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

Examples :

"I dabbed my face with a towel."

我用毛巾轻轻拍了拍脸。

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verb

轻拍，涂抹。

To apply a substance in this way.

Examples :

"He dabbed moisturizing liquid on his face."

他用保湿液轻轻拍在脸上。

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verb

轻拍, 轻打

To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.

Examples :

"The chef expertly dabbed the knife into the onion, slicing it cleanly. "

厨师熟练地用刀尖轻点洋葱，干净利落地把它切开了。

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verb

吸食大麻油，用大麻油。

To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.

Examples :

"He carefully used a small tool to dab the hash oil onto the hot nail of the rig. "

他小心地用小工具把大麻油点到电子烟枪发热的钉子上。

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verb

做单手捂脸动作，单手扶额。

To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.

Examples :

"After scoring the winning goal, the soccer player dabbed to celebrate. "

踢进致胜球后，那个足球运动员做了个单手扶额的庆祝动作。

dance culture entertainment action

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adverb

略微地，轻微地

With a dab, or sudden contact.

Examples :

"The paintbrush dabbed the canvas with a light touch. "

画笔在画布上轻轻地一点一点地涂抹。

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noun

高手，能手。

One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.

Examples :

""My sister is a real dab at playing the piano; she can learn almost any song by ear." "

我妹妹弹钢琴是个真正的高手，几乎任何曲子她听一遍就能学会。

ability person achievement job

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noun

鲽鱼, 比目鱼

A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.

Examples :

"The chef bought a fresh dab for the restaurant's special fish dish. "

厨师买了一条新鲜的鲽鱼，准备做成餐厅的特色鱼料理。

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noun

鲽鱼, 小比目鱼

A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a small sand dab while casting his net. "

渔夫撒网的时候，抓到了一条小小的鲽鱼。

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adjective

糟糕的，差的。

Examples :

"The student's test results were dab, meaning they were bad. "

那个学生的考试成绩很糟糕，意思就是说他们考得很差。