fine-tooth comb

英 [ˌfaɪn tuːθ ˈkəʊm]

美 [ˌfaɪn tuːθ ˈkoʊm]

n.  细齿梳子

习惯用语

n.

go over/through sth with a fine-tooth/fine-toothed comb
• 十分认真地检查；非常仔细地搜查
  to examine or search sth very carefully

牛津词典

noun

• 细齿梳子
  a comb in which the pointed parts are thin and very close together

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 彻底搜查;仔细检查
  If you say that you willgo oversomethingwith a fine-tooth comborgo throughsomethingwith a fine-tooth comb, you are emphasizing that you will search it thoroughly or examine it very carefully.
  1. We went over that area with a fine-tooth comb.
     我们对那个地区进行了彻底的搜查。

英英释义

noun

• a method of examining in minute detail
  1. he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes
  Synonym:fine-toothed comb
• a comb with teeth set close together
  Synonym:fine-toothed comb

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