| 释义 |
Noun: rib rib- Support resembling the rib of an animal
- Any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
- costa - Cut of meat including one or more ribs
- A teasing remark
- A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
- A projecting moulding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
Verb: rib (ribbed,ribbing) rib- Form vertical ribs by knitting
"A ribbed sweater" - Subject to laughter or ridicule
- ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun, poke fun
Derived forms: ribbing, ribbed, ribs See also: intercostal, ribbing Type of: anatomical structure, bemock, bodily structure, body structure, bone, comment, complex body part, cut, cut of meat, input, knit, mock, molding [N. Amer], moulding [Brit, Cdn], os[2], remark, structure, support Part of: craniate, hull, umbrella, vertebrate, wing Encyclopedia: Rib |