toothcomb

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈtuːθkəʊm/    美 /ˈtuθˌkoʊm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search. UK,figuratively,proscribed,sometimes
    — The police went through all his possessions with a toothcomb.
  2. A comb-like dental structure found in the lower jaws of certain primates consisting of long, flat front teeth with microscopic grooves, which are used for grooming fur. UK,proscribed,sometimes,transitive
    — There is no reason to doubt that the tooth comb is homologous in all the lemuriforms. The term tooth comb has recently been replaced by Martin (1972) with the concept of "tooth scraper," and he has stated that, although most living species of strepsirhines use their tooth combs for grooming, this is a secondary function.
动词 v.
  1. To use a toothcomb on (something). UK,proscribed,rare,sometimes,transitive
    — 8.15 am. Tooth-combed seven heads, had grand sport; mixed bag, measured one teaspoonful; cleanliness is next to godliness!
  2. To search (something) thoroughly. UK,figuratively,proscribed,sometimes,transitive
    — The flat was toothcombed for any trace of drugs.

词形变化

toothcombs plural tooth comb alternative tooth-comb alternative toothcombs present,singular,third-person toothcombing participle,present toothcombed participle,past toothcombed past tooth-comb alternative toothcombs plural tooth comb alternative tooth-comb alternative

词源

词源 1
The noun is derived from fine toothcomb, a rebracketing of fine-tooth comb. The verb is derived from the noun.
词源 2
From tooth + comb.
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