scab
noun uk/skæb/ us/skæb/
(SKIN COVERING)
[ C ](伤口上结的)痂
a rough surface made of dried blood that forms over a cut or broken skin while it is healing
Compare: scar noun
[ U ](动物)疥疮,疥癣;(植物)疮痂病,斑点病
a plant or animal disease that causes rough areas on the skin
(WORKER)
[ C ] informal disapproving不参加罢工者,工贼
an insulting word for a person who continues working while other people in the organization are on strike
scab
verb
[ I ] (also scab over)长疥疮,长疥癣;被疥疮覆盖,被疥癣覆盖
to form a scab or become covered by a scab
The wound has scabbed over. 伤口上长了疥疮。