单词 | tub |
释义 | Word Frequency tub(tʌb) noun 1. a low wide open container, typically round, originally one made of wood and used esp for washing: now made of wood, plastic, metal, etc, and used in a variety of domestic and industrial situations 2. a small plastic or cardboard container of similar shape for ice cream, margarine, etc 3. Also called: bathtub. another word (esp US and Canadian) for bath1 (sense 1) 4. Also called: tubful the amount a tub will hold 5. a clumsy slow boat or ship 6. informal (in rowing) a heavy wide boat used for training novice oarsmen 7. Also called: tram, hutch a. a small vehicle on rails for carrying loads in a mine b. a container for lifting coal or ore up a mine shaft; skip verbWord forms: tubs, tubbing or tubbed 8. British informal to wash (oneself or another) in a tub 9. (transitive) to keep or put in a tub Derived forms tubbable (ˈtubbable) adjective tubber (ˈtubber) noun Word origin C14: from Middle Dutch tubbe |
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