n(1)梳子(piece of bone，metal，plastic，etc made with a row of teeth used to arrange the hair)[C]：I need a～to tidy my hair.我需要一把梳子梳理头发。

(2)(女人头发上的)梳状饰物(sth resembling this in shape or use，worn by women to hold hair-style in place or as an ornament)[C]：wear a～in one's hair头发上戴着一梳状饰物;

(3)梳理(act of arranging the hair with a comb)[C，通常sing]：Her hair needs a good～.她的头发需要好好梳一梳。

(4)清理毛、棉用的梳状装置(machinery shaped and used like a comb，used for arranging or straightening wool，cotton，etc to prepare it for manufacture)[C];

(5)鸡冠(red fleshy growth that sticks out on the head of a domestic fowl，esp a cock)[C]：The rooster had a red～.那只公鸡长着红红的鸡冠。〖同〗cockscomb;

(6)蜂房(巢)(honey cells in which honey is stored)[C](= honeycomb)：a～of honey一个蜂房;

v(1)梳理(tidy or arrange hair with a comb)[T+n]：～one's hair梳头发;〖同〗dress，arrange;

(2)梳理毛(棉)(prepare (wool，cotton，etc) for manufacture by arranging and straightening it with a comb)[T+n];

(3)彻底搜查(search sth thoroughly)[I+prep(through)，T+n，T+n+prep(for)]：～through the files翻阅卷宗;～the city/the battlefield/the shops looking for(to find)sth搜索城市/战场/商店寻找(以找到)……;～the hills/the woods for a missing boy搜查各山/树林寻找失踪的孩子;～many books/the house/the town for information(clues) 查(找)遍许多书/房子的各个角落/城内各处以寻找资料(线索);〖同〗search;

comb out(v adv)1)梳理(vt)：～out one's hair/the tangles梳理头发/缠结的头发; 2)裁员(vt)：～out unnecessary officials裁减不必要的官员;

→′comber n 梳毛(棉)机;梳毛(棉)工人;′comb-out n 梳理;裁员