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单词 scrub
释义
verb | noun
scrubscrub1 /skrʌb/ ●●○ verb (scrubbed, scrubbing) Etymology
ETYMOLOGYscrub1
Origin: 1200-1300 Low German or a Scandinavian language
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
scrub
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyscrub
he, she, itscrubs
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyscrubbed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave scrubbed
he, she, ithas scrubbed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad scrubbed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill scrub
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have scrubbed
Continuous Form
PresentIam scrubbing
he, she, itis scrubbing
you, we, theyare scrubbing
PastI, he, she, itwas scrubbing
you, we, theywere scrubbing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been scrubbing
he, she, ithas been scrubbing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been scrubbing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be scrubbing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been scrubbing
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 the children’s freshly scrubbed faces
Thesaurus
THESAURUS to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing
to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing:  I need to clean the bathtub. She’s busy cleaning.
to use water, and often soap, to clean clothes, dishes, parts of your body, or uncooked food:  Wash your hands before dinner.
formal to make something, especially part of your body, completely clean:  Cleanse the wound thoroughly with soap and water.
to clean something with a chemical that kills bacteria:  Bathrooms in public places must be disinfected regularly.
to make something, for example a medical tool, completely clean and kill all bacteria in or on it, using high temperatures or chemicals:  It is important to sterilize baby bottles to keep your baby healthy.
to remove the dirty parts or bacteria from something such as water or air:  Boil the water for ten minutes to purify it.
to clean a surface with a cloth, often a wet cloth:  She wiped the crumbs off the table into her hand.
to clean something by rubbing it hard with a wet brush or cloth:  He was on his hands and knees scrubbing the floor.
to clean dust off furniture:  The bookshelves need to be dusted.
to make furniture, shoes, etc. shiny by rubbing them:  I need to polish my shoes before my interview tomorrow.
to clean carpets with a special machine:  Don’t forget to vacuum under the table.
to clean the dirt from the floor or ground using a broom (=brush with a long handle):  After the haircut she swept up the hair.
to clean the floor with water and a mop (=soft brush on a long handle):  It didn’t take long to mop the kitchen floor.
to clean the house:  I spent all Saturday doing the housework.
to wash plates and pans after a meal:  If you cook, I’ll do the dishes.
to wash dirty pots and pans with a rough cloth:  If you let the pot soak, you won’t have to scour it.
to wash clothes:  I need to do the laundry – I’m almost out of clean clothes.
to clean clothes with chemicals instead of water:  Where do you get your suits dry-cleaned?
1[intransitive, transitive] to rub something hard, especially with something rough, in order to clean it:  The kitchen floor needs to be scrubbed. the children’s freshly scrubbed faces► see thesaurus at clean22[transitive usually passive] informal to decide not to do something that you had planned, especially because there is a problem SYN cancel:  The shuttle launch was scrubbed just ten minutes before lift-off. [Origin: 1200–1300 Low German or a Scandinavian language]scrub something ↔ down phrasal verb to clean the surface of something thoroughlyscrub something ↔ out phrasal verb to clean the inside of something thoroughly:  She scrubbed out the toilet.scrub up phrasal verb to wash your hands and arms before doing a medical operation
verb | noun
scrubscrub2 noun Etymology
ETYMOLOGYscrub2
Origin: (1) 1300-1400 shrub (2) 1900-2000 ➔ SCRUB1
1[uncountable] science, biology low bushes and trees that grow in very dry soil SYN brush2scrubs [plural] informal a loose green shirt and pants worn by doctors during medical operations
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