| 词汇 | rub |
| 释义 | rub (noun) rub 10 ENTRIES FOUND: rub (verb) rub (noun) rubbing (noun) rubbing alcohol (noun) elbow (noun) nose (noun) salt (noun) shoulder (noun) wound (noun) wrong (adjective) 1 rub /ˈrʌb/ verb rubs; rubbed; rubbing 1 rub /ˈrʌb/ verb rubs; rubbed; rubbing Learner's definition of RUB 1 : to move something (such as your hand or an object) back and forth along the surface of (something) while pressing擦；摩擦；搓 [+ object] Could you rub my shoulders?你可以帮我揉一揉肩膀吗？ He blinked and rubbed his eyes.他眨了眨并揉了揉他的眼睛。 The cat rubbed itself against my leg.猫在我腿边蹭来蹭去。 [no object] The cat rubbed against my leg.猫在我腿边蹭来蹭去。 Don't rub too hard or you'll tear the paper.别擦得太用力，不然会把纸擦破的。 2 : to move (two things) back and forth against each other（使）相互摩擦，互相搓 [+ object] He rubbed his hands with glee.他乐得直搓手。 — often + together I rubbed my hands together to warm them up.我揉搓双手取暖。 The sound you hear is the crickets rubbing their legs together.你听到的声音是蟋蟀共同振翅发出的。 We learned how to rub two sticks together to start a fire.我们学会了如何用两根木棍相互摩擦取火。 [no object] There was a squeak when the boards rubbed together.木板相互摩擦发出吱吱声。 3 : to move back and forth many times against something in a way that causes pain or damage擦痛；磨损 [no object] The back of my shoe is rubbing against my heel and giving me a blister.我的脚后跟被鞋磨出了一个水泡。 There are marks where the chair has rubbed against the wall.墙上有一道道椅子蹭出的刮痕。 [+ object] There are marks where the chair has been rubbing the wall.墙上有一道道椅子蹭出的刮痕。 I rubbed my knees raw scrambling over the rocks.我攀越岩石时擦破了膝盖。 4 [+ object] : to spread (something) over and into a surface by pressing firmly with your hands涂；抹；擦 We rubbed the steaks with spices before we grilled them. = We rubbed spices onto the steaks before we grilled them.烤牛排之前我们先抹上香料。 I rubbed the ointment onto my sore muscles.我在肌肉酸痛处抹上药膏。 rub along [phrasal verb] British, informal : to work, play, etc., together with little or no difficulty和谐共事；相处融洽 We rub along [=get along] well enough, but we're not really close friends.我们相处融洽，但算不上真正的密友。 rub down [phrasal verb] rub (someone or something) down or rub down (someone or something) : to rub (a person or animal's body) with your hands in order to clean, dry, or massage it用手揉搓（以便擦干净、弄干或按摩） The trainer rubbed down the players after the game to keep them from getting sore.比赛结束后，教练给运动员按摩以防肌肉酸痛。 — see also rubdown rub elbows with (US) informal or rub shoulders with : to meet and talk with (someone) in a friendly way与（某人）接近（或亲密交往） The award dinner gave me the opportunity to rub elbows with some of today's greatest American poets.颁奖宴会使我有机会接触一些当今最伟大的美国诗人。 rub in [phrasal verb] rub (something) in or rub in (something) informal : to keep reminding someone of (something that person would like to forget)不停地讲，反复提及（某人不愿提起的事情） She keeps rubbing in the fact that she makes more money than I do.她总是谈起她比我挣得多。 I know I made a mistake, but you don't have to rub it in.我知道我犯过错，可你也不必老是提起这事。 rub off [phrasal verb] 1 : to come off of a surface and often stick to another surface when the surfaces touch each other（被）擦掉；（被）抹掉 Be careful that the ink doesn't rub off on your fingers.当心墨水沾在你手指上擦不掉。 The paint on the desk is beginning to rub off.书桌上的漆开始剥落了。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 Her positive attitude rubbed off on other people. [=other people began to have a positive attitude from being around her]她乐观向上的态度感染了其他人。 I wish some of your good luck would rub off on me. [=I wish that I would start having good luck too]但愿我能沾点你的好运。 2 rub (something) off or rub off (something) : to remove (something) from a surface by rubbing擦掉，抹掉（某物） I rubbed the dirt off (of) the penny.我擦掉了那枚便士上的土。 rub out [phrasal verb] 1 rub (something) out or rub out (something) chiefly British : to remove (something) by rubbing especially with an eraser用橡皮擦掉 She rubbed out [=(chiefly US) erased] the wrong answer from her paper and filled in the correct one.她用橡皮擦掉纸上的错误答案，填写上了正确答案。 2 rub (someone) out or rub out (someone) US, informal : to murder (someone)除掉，干掉（某人） They say that the Mafia rubbed him out.他们说黑手党把他干掉了。 rub salt in/into someone's wounds informal or rub salt in/into the wound : to make a difficult situation even worse for someone在伤口上撒盐；使雪上加霜；落井下石 It's bad enough that he beat me, but the way he keeps talking about it is just rubbing salt in the wound.输给他已经够糟的了，可他还老把这事挂在嘴边，这无疑是在我的伤口上撒盐。 rub someone's nose in informal : to repeatedly remind someone of (a mistake, failure, etc.)不断当面揭某人疮疤；反复提醒某人（以往的过失、失败等） He beat us all in the race and then rubbed our noses in it.他在赛跑比赛中赢了我们所有人，之后就老拿这件事戳我们的痛处。 rub (someone) the wrong way (US) informal or British rub (someone) up the wrong way : to cause (someone) to be angry or annoyed : irritate触犯，惹怒（某人） She meant to be helpful but her suggestion really rubbed me the wrong way.她本意是想帮忙，可她的建议实在让我生气。 2 rub /ˈrʌb/ noun plural rubs 2 rub /ˈrʌb/ noun plural rubs Learner's definition of RUB 1 [count] : an act of rubbing a surface with your hands or an object（用手或物体）擦，抹，揉 — usually singular通常用单数 After the car was washed, they gave the windshield a quick rub with a dry cloth.洗完车后，他们迅速用干布把挡风玻璃擦干。 Let me give you a back rub. [=let me rub/massage your back]我来给你揉揉背吧。 2 the rub formal : something that causes a difficulty or problem困难；问题 Therein/There lies the rub. [=that's the problem]问题就在这儿。 She's an amazing cook, but she rarely has time to make meals. There's the rub.她很会做饭，但她几乎没时间做饭。这就是问题所在。 3 [count] US : a combination of spices that is rubbed into the surface of meat before the meat is cooked（烹饪肉之前涂抹在肉表面的）混合香料 He used his favorite rub on the steaks.他把最喜欢的香料抹在牛排上。 a dry rub for chicken烹饪鸡肉用的干香料 |
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