combing
/kəʊm/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈomɪŋ] /koʊm/ (ame, ipa)
combing — 動詞
- combingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- combings3rd person singular
- combinging-ing form
- combingedpast simple
1. to move a comb through your hair from the scalp toward the ends, making it smoot
梳理
用梳子將頭髮梳順
to move a comb through your hair from the scalp toward the ends, making it smooth and tidy
Aaron sits in front of the mirror every morning and combs his thick black hair.
Aaron 每天早上都坐在鏡子前面梳理他濃密的黑髮。
comb + noun phrase (hair): direct object pattern
After washing her long hair, Tara carefully combed out the knots with a wide-toothed comb.
Tara 洗完長髮後，用一把寬齒梳小心地將打結的地方梳開。
comb out + knots (phrasal verb for removing tangles)
The barber combed the boy's hair and then parted it on the left side.
老理髮師梳順了男孩的頭髮，然後在左邊整齊地分出一條線。
Kemi's daughter tried to comb her own hair, but it was still messy afterwards.
Kemi 的小女兒試著自己梳頭髮，但梳完之後還是亂糟糟的。
Naoko combed her wet hair with her fingers because she forgot her comb at home.
Naoko 用手指梳了梳濕頭髮，因為她忘了帶梳子。
- tangle
to twist hair into knots, the opposite of making it smooth
文法句型
comb + noun phrase (hair)
comb + through + noun phrase
comb + out + noun phrase
用法筆記
The direct object is almost always 'hair' or a specific body part with hair (beard, eyebrows, fur). When the object is omitted, the understood meaning is still one's own hair: 'He washed and combed before breakfast.'
常見錯誤
2. to search every part of a place or collection with great care, looking for someo
搜索；搜查
仔細搜索每個角落以尋找某物或某人
to search every part of a place or collection with great care, looking for someone or something that is lost or missing
Police combed the forest for three days but found no trace of the missing child.
警方在森林裡搜索了三天，卻沒有找到失蹤兒童的任何蹤跡。
comb + [place] + for + [target]
Andrei combed through the old newspaper archives hoping to find a photo of his grandfather.
Andrei 翻遍了舊報紙檔案，希望能找到一張祖父的照片。
Search teams combed the beach with flashlights after the girl disappeared at sunset.
搜救隊拿著手電筒在沙灘上仔細搜索，因為那名女孩在日落時失蹤了。
The librarian combed every shelf, hunting for a rare book a student had misplaced.
圖書館員搜遍了館內每一個書架，尋找那本被學生放錯位置的珍本書。
- overlook
to fail to notice something while searching, the opposite of a thorough combing
文法句型
comb + noun phrase (area)
comb + through + noun phrase
comb + noun phrase + for + target
用法筆記
The object is usually a large physical area (forest, beach, building, neighbourhood) or a systematic set of records (documents, archives, data). Frequently used in journalism and police reports. Not used for quick or casual searching.
常見錯誤
combing — 名詞
1. a raised border around an opening on a ship's deck, especially around a hatch, t
艙口圍板
船甲板開口處的擋水邊框
a raised border around an opening on a ship's deck, especially around a hatch, that stops water from flowing into the area below
The crew painted the steel combing around the main hatch to stop it from rusting.
船員們在主艙口的鋼製圍板上漆，防止它生鏽。
the combing + around + [specific hatch]
During the storm, waves crashed against the combing but the cargo hold stayed dry below.
暴風雨中，海浪不斷拍打艙口圍板，但下方的貨艙仍然保持乾燥。
The sailor sat on the metal combing and looked out across the grey ocean.
那名水手坐在金屬艙口圍板上，眺望著灰色的海洋。
Each hatch on the fishing boat has a metal combing that rises above the deck.
這艘漁船的每個艙口都有一圈金屬圍板，高出甲板一段距離。
- coaming
the more common spelling variant; 'combing' and 'coaming' are used interchangeably in maritime English
文法句型
the combing + of + a hatch
combing + around + opening
用法筆記
This is a technical term from shipbuilding and seamanship. It is almost never used outside of maritime, naval, or fishing contexts. A common alternative spelling is 'coaming'.