| 释义 |
scab /skab/ noun- A crust formed over a wound or sore, or in various diseases
- Vaguely, a skin disease, esp with scales or pustules, and esp one caused by mites (as in sheep scab)
- A fungal disease of various kinds in potatoes, apples, etc
- A scoundrel (derogatory)
- A blackleg (informal)
intransitive verb- To develop a scab
- To act as a blackleg
ORIGIN: Appar from an ON equivalent of OE scæb, sceabb (see shabby) infl by association with L scabiēs scabbed /skabd or skabˈid/ adjective - Affected or covered with scabs
- Diseased with scab
- Vile, worthless (archaic)
scabbˈedness noun scabbˈiness noun scabbˈy adjective scabˈlike adjective |