English Dictionary

toothcomb

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtuːθkəʊm/

名詞

イギリス英語 比喩的用法 禁用 時々

(Britain, chiefly figuratively, sometimes proscribed) A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.

日本語の意味

細かい歯の櫛。比喩的に、細かく注意深い調査や捜索を行うという意味も含む。

The police put the entire neighborhood through a toothcomb during their search for the missing watch.

警察は行方不明の腕時計を捜すために、近所を目の細かい櫛で梳くように隅々まで調べた。

意味（1）

(Britain, chiefly figuratively, sometimes proscribed) A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.

The police went through all his possessions with a toothcomb.

toothcombs （ plural ）