rubber

noun

/ˈrʌbə(r)/

/ˈrʌbər/

Idioms

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[uncountable] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the liquid (= sap) inside a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals.
- a ball made of rubber
- a rubber tree
- a rubber plantation
- My legs were like rubber - I could hardly walk.
- I don't like the smell of burning rubber.
see also foam rubberfoam, India rubber
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[countable] (British English)
(also eraser North American English, British English)
a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper; a piece of soft material used for removing chalk marks from a blackboard or pen from a whiteboardTopics Educationb2
[countable] (informal, especially North American English) a condom (= a thin rubber tube that a man wears over his penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease)
[countable] (in some card games or sports) a competition consisting of a series of games or matches between the same teams or players

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and adjective mid 16th cent.: from the verb rub + -er. The original sense was ‘an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning’. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense ‘eraser’ in the late 18th cent. The sense was subsequently (mid 19th cent.) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls.

Idioms

burn rubber

(informal) to drive very fastTopics Transport by car or lorryc2

where the rubber meets the road

(North American English) the point at which something is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true
- Here's where the rubber meets the road: will consumers actually buy the product?

rubber

adjective

/ˈrʌbə(r)/

/ˈrʌbər/

[usually before noun]

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made of rubber
- a rubber ball
- rubber gloves
- sensible brown shoes with rubber soles
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and adjective mid 16th cent.: from the verb rub + -er. The original sense was ‘an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning’. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense ‘eraser’ in the late 18th cent. The sense was subsequently (mid 19th cent.) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls.

单词	rubber
释义	rubber noun /ˈrʌbə(r)/ /ˈrʌbər/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the liquid (= sap) inside a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals. a ball made of rubber a rubber tree a rubber plantation My legs were like rubber - I could hardly walk. I don't like the smell of burning rubber. see also foam rubberfoam, India rubber enlarge image [countable] (British English) (also eraser North American English, British English) a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper; a piece of soft material used for removing chalk marks from a blackboard or pen from a whiteboardTopics Educationb2 [countable] (informal, especially North American English) a condom (= a thin rubber tube that a man wears over his penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease) [countable] (in some card games or sports) a competition consisting of a series of games or matches between the same teams or players Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and adjective mid 16th cent.: from the verb rub + -er. The original sense was ‘an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning’. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense ‘eraser’ in the late 18th cent. The sense was subsequently (mid 19th cent.) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls. Idioms burn rubber (informal) to drive very fastTopics Transport by car or lorryc2 where the rubber meets the road (North American English) the point at which something is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true Here's where the rubber meets the road: will consumers actually buy the product? rubber adjective /ˈrʌbə(r)/ /ˈrʌbər/ [usually before noun] jump to other results made of rubber a rubber ball rubber gloves sensible brown shoes with rubber soles Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and adjective mid 16th cent.: from the verb rub + -er. The original sense was ‘an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning’. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense ‘eraser’ in the late 18th cent. The sense was subsequently (mid 19th cent.) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls.
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