单词 | rub |
释义 | Word Frequency rub(rʌb) verbWord forms: rubs, rubbing or rubbed 1. to apply pressure and friction to (something) with a circular or backward and forward motion 2. to move (something) with pressure along, over, or against (a surface) 3. to chafe or fray 4. (transitive) to bring into a certain condition by rubbing rub it clean 5. (transitive) to spread with pressure, esp in order to cause to be absorbed he rubbed ointment into his back 6. (transitive) to mix (fat) into flour with the fingertips, as in making pastry 7. (foll by off, out, away, etc) to remove or be removed by rubbing 8. (intransitive) bowling (of a bowl) to be slowed or deflected by an uneven patch on the green 9. (transitive; often foll by together) to move against each other with pressure and friction (esp in the phrases rub one's hands , often a sign of glee, anticipation, or satisfaction, and rub noses , a greeting among Inuit people) 10. rub someone's nose in it 11. rub up the wrong way 12. rub shoulders with noun 13. the act of rubbing 14. the rub 15. something that hurts the feelings or annoys; rebuke 16. bowling an uneven patch in the green 17. any roughness or unevenness of surface 18. a. golf an incident of accidental interference with the ball b. informal a piece of good or bad luck Word origin C15: perhaps from Low German rubben, of obscure origin |
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