单词 | scrubbing |
释义 | scrubbingn. The action of scrub v.1, in various senses. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > [noun] > scratching, scraping, or abrasion clawing1398 razinga1400 scrattinga1400 scrapingc1440 scrape1483 raze1530 rasure1596 rasion1617 scrub1621 scrubbing1622 scrapelet1625 grazing1698 scratch1765 rake1869 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 119 The cattell went grazing on the humane Pasture of my miserable corps; I awaked with their nibbling, fell a scrubbing, and [etc.]. 1667 J. Lacy Sauny the Scott (1698) ii. i I take as Muckle Pleasure, Sir, in Scratten and Scrubben, as ye de in Tiplin and Mowing. 2. a. Rubbing with a hard brush and water; transferred rubbing with something bristly. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > [noun] > scratching, scraping, or abrasion > with something bristly scrubbing1681 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [noun] scouringa1398 scrub1621 scrubbing1749 brush1822 offscouring1896 scour1910 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. §i. iv. 204 The outward Skin being taken off, the Fruit looks and feels like a round Scrubing-Brush. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vi. 108 To shun the scrubbing of a Bearded Kiss. 1749 G. Berkeley Word to Wise in Wks. (1871) III. 445 A little washing, scrubbing, and rubbing, bestowed on their persons and houses. b. Surgery. The action of scrub v.1 3d. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > other surgical practices > [noun] > scrubbing up before operation scrubbing1898 scrub1937 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > washing the hands > before surgery scrubbing1898 scrub1937 1898 Wharton & Curtis Pract. of Surg. viii. 156 This scrubbing should be employed for several minutes; the hands are then rinsed to remove the soap, and are soaked for two minutes in a 1 to 1000 bichloride of mercury solution. 1910 H. A. Haubold Preparatory & After Treatm. in Operative Cases vi. 127 The object of the scrubbing is not to destroy the bacteria, but to remove them. 1937 ‘J. Bell’ Murder in Hosp. vi. 109 The ‘scrubbing up’ process occupied about ten minutes. 1969 B. Weil Dossier IX xviii. 142 The space between the sides of the theatre and the walls had been fitted out for scrubbing up with washbasins. 1976 J. Archer Not Penny More xii. 140 ‘Jean-Pierre, you scrub up as instructed.’.. Jean-Pierre appeared from the scrubbing-up room. 1978 Roaf & Hookinson Basic Surg. Care ix. 141 All preparation must be made beforehand to ensure that it is unnecessary to touch any unsterile surface once scrubbing is complete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering > overcoming or overwhelming > defeating completely profligationc1475 scrubbing1813 smashing1821 dish1891 tanking1905 socking1978 1813 R. Wilson Private Diary II. 485 Three thousand French horse..have given Scheubler a severe scrubbing. 4. The action of scrub v.1 5; removal of impurities from a material (usually a gas or vapour). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > removal of impurities from gas or vapour > [noun] scrubbing1896 1896 B. Redwood Treat. Petroleum II. 424 The scrubbing process consists in passing the gas through a series of coke towers in which it is exposed to streams of oil and water, the volatile hydrocarbons being removed by the oil, and the ammonia by the water. 1921 W. H. Fulweiler in A. Rogers Industr. Chem. (ed. 3) xx. 499 The gas is forced to pass in contact and bubble through the scrubbing liquid by a series of partitions arranged across the flow of gas. 1959 Engineering 23 Jan. 99/3 I am insufficiently informed of the details of gas scrubbing practice to say whether the systems at present in use are satisfactory. 1976 Offshore Engineer Apr. 61/1 There is continuous scrubbing of the air (many other subs have manual bleed-in and scrubbing) with direct readouts of O2 and CO2 levels as well as silica gel drying agents to remove moisture. 1976 Physics Bull. Apr. 160/2 A reduction of η to about zero or even slightly negative can be achieved by ion ‘scrubbing’ of the vacuum chamber surfaces in a high pressure argon glow discharge. 5. = scrub n.2 1b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > movement of tyre in contact with road scrub1936 scrubbing1936 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > wheel > rubber or pneumatic tyre > specific movement of tyre scrub1936 scrubbing1936 1936 Proc. Inst. Automobile Engineers 30 739 Tyre wear due to lateral reaction, where location is high, offsets that which occurs in independently sprung cars due to ‘scrubbing’ when cornering. 1959 Manch. Guardian 27 July 2/3 Wear is the result of relative movement between tyre and road—‘scrubbing’ in other words. 1979 Truck & Bus Transportation Sept. 72/1 A third axle was placed between the front and rear axles to act as a turning pivot for the whole trailer. The result—no more scrubbing. Compounds scrubbing-board n. ΚΠ 1889 H. S. Edwards in Cent. Mag. XXXVIII. 84/1 Her great black, muscular arms drooped towards the scrubbing-board that reclined in the tub. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 155 It is believed that ribbed wooden scrubbing boards..originated in Scandinavia and the manufacture spread to other countries during the 19th century. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2019). † scrubbingadj.1 Obsolete. Squalid, beggarly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective] > dirty and mean ungoderlyc1400 sluttish?1529 squalid1596 scrubbing1603 sordid1611 snotty1681 frowzy1710 grub1719 seedy1725 unkempt1838 grubby1844 crumby1859 ratty1867 scruffy1871 scrutty1914 scummy1932 ribby1936 raunchy1937 sleazy1941 scroungy1948 manky1958 skanky1963 grungy1965 scungy1966 scuzzy1969 scrungy1974 skeevy1976 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > low or vulgar person > [adjective] carlisha1240 lewdc1380 carlc1450 villain1483 ruffian1528 shake-ragged1550 porterlike1568 popular1583 ungracious1584 ordinarya1586 tapsterly1589 mechanic1598 round-headed1598 base-like1600 strummell-patch1600 porterly1603 scrubbing1603 vernaculous1607 plebeian1615 reptile1653 proletarian1663 mobbish1695 low1725 terraefilial1745 low-lifed1747 Whitechapel1785 lowlife1794 boweryish1846 gutter1849 bowery1852 lowish1886 swab1914 lumpen1944 1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. D1 Hungry Coffin-sellers, scrubbing Bearers, and nastie Graue-makers. 1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir iii. sig. H2 Nor do I care From what a lauish hand your money flies, So you giue none away, feed beggers. Hirc. Hang 'em. Harp. And to the scrubbing poore. Hirc. Ile see 'em hangd first. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). scrubbingadj.2 That scrubs (a floor, wood, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > scouring, scrubbing, or rubbing > [adjective] scrubbing1868 1868 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. 362 The crowd is composed of the millionaire and the hod~carrier..madame flashing jewels, and the scrubbing-woman who cleans paint and washes linen. 1936 M. de la Roche Whiteoak Harvest xvi. 198 Two scrubbing women were sent to prepare the house for Sarah. 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