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tampon

/tam-pon/US // ˈtæm pɒn //UK // (ˈtæmpɒn) //

棉条,棉球,卫生棉条,卫生棉球

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
    • : such a plug used for absorbing menstrual flow, especially one that is manufactured commercially.
    • : a two-headed drumstick for playing rolls.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to fill or plug with a tampon.

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Examples

  • Ultimately, to be able to solve what is a real problem for so many people—from leaking tampons and uncomfortable traditional cups, to worries about TSS and single use plastics—is so rewarding.

  • In interviews with Outside, one anecdote—referred to as “the tampon incident”—came up repeatedly.

  • Back in 2016, she helped push through similar legislation in New York City that provides free tampons and pads in schools and prisons.

  • It is progress in that it identifies tampons and pads as medical necessities.

  • In addition, about $48,000 will be used to supply campus bathrooms with tampons and pads.

  • Feeling that we should shortly get the order to advance, I resolved to secure some souvenir of Tampon, as we called him.