1. C 梳子　 an instrument used for making the hair tidy
2. S 梳理　 an act of combing
3. C 鸡冠；鸡冠状的东西；蜂房　 the part on the head of a cock; the red fleshy crest of fowl

　I need a comb so that I can tidy my hair.　我需要一把梳子梳头发。
　It's a coarse comb.　这是把粗糙的梳子。
　May I use your comb?　我可以借用一下你的梳子吗?
　I bought a comb for her in Guangzhou.　我在广州为她买了一把梳子。
　How do you spell the word "a fine-tooth comb"?　“细齿梳”这个词怎么拼呀?
　Your hair needs a good comb.　你的头发要好好梳一梳。
　The cock had a red comb.　这公鸡有一个红鸡冠。
　The comb on the cock's head looks very beautiful.　公鸡头上的鸡冠很好看。

1. vt.梳理　 use a comb on the hair
2. vt.彻底搜查　 search thoroughly

　～ one's hair　梳（头）发
　～ one's head　打人
　～ the whole city　搜遍全市
　～ annoyingly　愤怒地彻底搜查
　～ briskly　轻松地梳理
　～ carefully　仔细地彻底搜查
　～ decisively　彻底搜查
　～ dexterously　娴熟地梳理
　～ dreamily　恍惚地梳理
　～ effectively　有效地梳理
　～ gently　轻轻地梳理
　～ languidly　懒散地梳理
　～ thoroughly　彻底地搜查

　The mother combed the child's hair.　母亲给孩子梳头。
　She combed her hair.　她把头发梳好了。
　Her hair keeps sticking up no matter how often she combs it.　不管她怎么勤梳头，她的头发总是竖着。
　She combed her hair and left her room.　她梳了梳头，离开了房间。
　He combed his hair with a plastic comb.　他用一把塑料梳子梳了头发。
　If you combed your hair more often you wouldn't look so untidy.　如果你经常多梳梳头的话，你就不会看起来这么不整洁。
　The police combed the whole city in their efforts to find the murderer.　警方搜遍全市，力图找到凶手。
　We combed the city to find our lost dog.　我们搜遍全城寻找丢失的那只狗。
　I combed the shops until I found a pair of shoes that I liked.　我家家商店走遍，终于找到我喜欢的一双鞋子。
　The house was combed very carefully.　这所房子被十分仔细地搜查了。

 ♣ comb for　(v.+prep.)
　搜（索某地以）寻（找）　look for
　They combed the woods for the lost child.　他们在树林里到处寻找那个走失的孩子。
　He combed all the files for that document.　他仔细翻遍了所有卷宗找那份文件。
　I've combed the house for your bag, but it's not here.　屋子里我都找遍了，可就是没有你的包。
　They combed all the drawers for the missing paper.　他们翻了所有的抽屉找寻那个不见了的文件。
　I have combed my mind for a reason, but can't find one.　我绞尽脑汁寻找理由，但是没找到。
　She was combing the shops for Jim's present.　她为了给吉姆买件礼物，找遍了所有的店铺。
 ♣ comb out　(v.+adv.)
1. 梳掉脱落的毛发，细心梳理，梳好 comb completely
　She combed out her long hair.　她梳好了她的长发。
　When the weather turns hot we help the dog to keep cool by combing out his loose hair.　天气转热时，我们就把狗身上松落的毛梳掉，使它不觉得热。
2. 彻底清查，彻底搜查 search thoroughly with a view to recovering
　The villagers combed out the woods, looking for the missing boy.　村民们仔细搜索树林，寻找失踪的男孩。
　They even combed out their homes without any reason.　他们甚至毫无理由地搜查了他们的家。
　They hastily dispatched troops to comb out the neighbourhood.　他们匆忙派兵搜索了附近一带。
　They combed out the hamlet but were unable to find a single grain of food.　他们搜遍了整个村子，连一粒粮食也未找到。
3. 把…挑出来，拣出 sort out
　The student spent many hours in the library, combing out the facts she wanted in the old books.　那学生在图书馆里花了很长时间从旧书中查找她需要的论据。
4. 剔除，去掉，精简 clear out for military service from civil employment, remove as if with a comb
　They combed out traitors and spies.　他们清除了奸细。
　The leader combed out a government department.　那位领导人精简了政府一部门中的冗员。
　He was combed out against his will.　他被硬抽去服兵役。

　［同义词］ n. crest, hackle v. hackle, rummage, sweep
　［词源］　中古英语、古英语camb（齿状物→梳子）