| 单词 | rub |
| 释义 | verb | noun rubrub1 /rʌb/ ●●● S2 verb (rubbed, rubbing) 1MOVE something OVER A SURFACE [intransitive, transitive] to move your hand, a cloth, etc. backward and forward over a surface while pressing against it: Would you rub my back? I had to rub hard to get the marks off. Ann woke up and rubbed her eyes.rub something with something He rubbed his face with a wet washcloth.► see thesaurus at touch12PRESS something AGAINST something [transitive] to press something against something else and move it around: rub something against/on something He rubbed the toe of his shoe against his calf.rub something together We tried to make a fire by rubbing two sticks together.3PUT SUBSTANCE ON something [transitive always + adv./prep.] to put a substance into or onto the surface of something by pressing it and moving it around with your hand, a cloth, etc.: rub something on/into/over etc. something She rubbed lotion on her arms.rub something with something Rub the fish with salt.4rub shoulders/elbows with somebody informal to spend time with rich or famous people: As a reporter he gets to rub shoulders with the rich and famous.5rub somebody the wrong way informal to annoy someone by the way you behave toward him or her: Jeff sometimes rubs people the wrong way.6rub salt into a wound informal to make a bad situation even worse for someone7rub somebody’s nose in it informal to keep reminding someone about something he or she did wrong or failed to do8be rubbing your hands informal to be pleased because something has happened which gives you an advantage, especially because something bad has happened to someone else9not have two pennies/nickels/dimes to rub together old-fashioned to have no moneyrub (up) against somebody/something phrasal verb to press against someone or something else and move around: The cat rubbed against her legs.rub down phrasal verb1rub something ↔ down to make a surface dry or smooth by rubbing it with a cloth or sandpaper2rub somebody ↔ down to massage someone (=rub muscles), especially after hard exercise3rub somebody/something ↔ down to dry a person or animal by rubbing with a cloth, towel, etc. → see also rubdownrub something ↔ in phrasal verb1informal to remind someone about something he or she wants to forget, especially because it is embarrassing: I know I was wrong – you don’t have to rub it in.2to put a cream or oil onto someone’s skin or hair and press and move it around to make it go inrub off phrasal verb1 rub something ↔ off, rub something off something to remove something from a surface by rubbing it: She rubbed off her lipstick.2 to remove something from a surface by rubbing it, or to come off a surface because of being rubbed: rub off on/onto Newspaper ink had rubbed off on my hand.rub off on somebody phrasal verb if a feeling, quality, or habit rubs off on you, you start to have it because you are with another person who has it: Her enthusiasm rubs off on everybody.rub somebody out phrasal verb informal to murder someone SYN bump off verb | noun rubrub2 noun 1[countable] the action of rubbing something or massaging (massage) someone for a short time: Can I have a back rub?2the rub literary a particular problem or difficult situation: The rub is that disposable diapers will last 500 years in a landfill.3[countable] a mixture of spices, oil, etc. that you put on meat before cooking it to give it more flavor: lemon and ginger rub |
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