不要用手！用棉棒擦药水！
B：But we just ran out of the cotton swabs.
但是我们的棉棒刚用完了。
◆ run out of 用完，用光；赶走
用棉棒轻按伤口
dab at the cut with a cotton swab
A：The wound is superficial, you can dab at the cut with a cotton swab, and apply some salve.
伤口很浅，你可以用棉棒轻轻按伤口，并涂一些药膏。
B：Needn't I take some pills?
我不需要吃药吗？
dab /d?b/ v. 轻按，轻压；轻触
superficial /?su?p??f??l; ?sju?p??f??l/ adj. 浅的；肤浅的；表面的
salve /s?lv; s?v/ n. 药膏；软膏；慰藉
丢掉用过的棉棒
throw away the used cotton swabs
A：Throw away the used cotton swabs. They're very dirty.