scab

英 [skæb]

美 [skæb]

n. 痂; (动物)疥癣; (植物)疮痂病，斑点病

复数：scabs　过去分词：scabbed　过去式：scabbed　现在分词：scabbing　第三人称单数：scabs　

BNC.20875 / COCA.15977

牛津词典

noun

痂
a hard dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals
（动物）疥癣
a skin disease of animals
（植物）疮痂病，斑点病
a disease of plants, especially apples and potatoes, that causes a rough surface
拒绝参加罢工的工人；顶替罢工者上班的工人；工贼
a worker who refuses to join a strike or takes the place of sb on strike

N-COUNT 痂
Ascabis a hard, dry covering that forms over the surface of a wound.
1. The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days.
  这个伤口会疼痛难忍，直到大约 10 天后结痂才会好些。
N-COUNT 在罢工期间坚持上工的人;破坏罢工者;工贼
People who continue to work during a strike are calledscabsby the people who are on strike.
1. He hired scabs to replace strikers.
  他雇了工贼接替罢工者。
2. Scabis also an adjective.
3. The mill was started up with scab labor.
  罢工期间有人坚持上工，使得工厂重新开始运转。
疮痂病;疮痂斑点
Scabis a disease that can affect apple trees, pear trees, and potato plants.

noun

the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Synonym:strikebreakerblacklegrat

verb