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scab

UK/skæb/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A hard crust that forms over a healing wound; a worker who refuses to join a strike

痂;工贼

v.

To become covered with a scab or scabs

结痂

Root Breakdown

Native English
scabother
=scab

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The wound healed and left a small scab on her knee.

  • 2.

    The child picked at the scab until it started bleeding again.

  • 3.

    As the infection cleared, the scab gradually fell off.

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