scab

US /skæb/
UK /skæb/
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1.

痂, 結痂

a mass of dried blood and serum that forms over a wound as it heals

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The cut on his knee formed a scab.
他膝蓋上的傷口結了痂。
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Don't pick at your scab, it will heal faster if you leave it alone.
不要摳你的痂，讓它自己好得更快。
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crusteschar
2.

工賊, 罷工破壞者

a person who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker

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The union members shouted at the scabs crossing the picket line.
工會成員對越過糾察線的工賊大喊大叫。
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No one wants to be seen as a scab by their colleagues.
沒有人想被同事視為工賊。
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strikebreakerblackleg
1.

結痂, 形成痂

to form a scab

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The wound began to scab over.
傷口開始結痂。
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His knee was still red, but it was starting to scab.
他的膝蓋仍然是紅色的，但已經開始結痂了。
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crust overheal over
2.

當工賊, 破壞罷工

to act as a strikebreaker

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He was accused of trying to scab during the factory strike.
他被指控在工廠罷工期間試圖當工賊。
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The union warned members not to scab.
工會警告成員不要當工賊。
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strikebreakblackleg