| 单词 | rub |
| 释义 | rub (rʌb ) Word forms: rubs , rubbing , rubbed 1. verb B2 If you rub a part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards and forwards over it while pressing firmly. He rubbed his arms and stiff legs. [VERB noun] 'I fell in a ditch,' he said, rubbing at a scrape on his hand. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: stroke, smooth, massage, caress 2. verb B2 If you rub against a surface or rub a part of your body against a surface, you move it backwards and forwards while pressing it against the surface. A cat was rubbing against my leg. [VERB preposition] He kept rubbing his leg against mine. [VERB noun preposition] 3. verb B2 If you rub an object or a surface, you move a cloth backwards and forwards over it in order to clean or dry it. She took off her glasses and rubbed them hard. [VERB noun] He rubbed and rubbed but couldn't seem to get clean. [VERB] Synonyms: polish, clean, shine, wipe 4. verb B2 If you rub a substance into a surface or rub something such as dirt from a surface, you spread it over the surface or remove it from the surface using your hand or something such as a cloth. He rubbed oil into my back. [VERB noun preposition] I pretended to rub a fleck of grit from one eye. [VERB noun preposition] Synonyms: spread, put, apply, work in 5. verb B2 If you rub two things together or if they rub together, they move backwards and forwards, pressing against each other. He rubbed his hands together a few times. [V n together] ...the 650-mile rift that separates the Pacific and North American geological plates as they rub together. [V together] 6. verb If something you are wearing or holding rubs, it makes you sore because it keeps moving backwards and forwards against your skin. Smear cream on to your baby's skin at the edges of the plaster to prevent it from rubbing. [VERB] Synonyms: chafe, scrape, grate, abrade 7. singular noun Rub is used in expressions such as there's the rub and the rub is when you are mentioning a difficulty that makes something hard or impossible to achieve. [formal] 'What do you want to write about?' And there was the rub, because I didn't yet know. 8. countable noun [usually singular] A massage can be referred to as a rub. She sometimes asks if I want a back rub. Synonyms: massage, caress, kneading 9. countable noun [usually with supplement] A rub is a substance that you massage into your skin. ...a fresh cucumber rub for your whole face. 10. See also rubbing 11. to rub shoulders with phrase If you rub shoulders with famous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that you rub elbows with someone, especially in American English. He regularly rubbed shoulders with the stars. Synonyms: mix with, associate with, consort with, hobnob with 12. rub sb up the wrong way phrase If you rub someone up the wrong way in British English, or rub someone the wrong way in American English, you offend or annoy them without intending to. [informal] What are you going to get out of him if you rub him up the wrong way? 13. to rub someone's nose in it phrase To rub someone's nose in something that they do not want to think about, such as a failing or a mistake they have made, means to remind them repeatedly about it. [informal] His enemies will attempt to rub his nose in past policy statements. 14. to rub salt into the wound phrase If someone or something rubs salt into the wound, they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse, often by reminding you of your failures or faults. To rub salt in the wounds, the bankers got big bonuses as the rest of us struggled to make ends meet. Synonyms: make something worse, add insult to injury, fan the flames, aggravate matters Phrasal verbs: rub along reciprocal phrasal verb If two people rub along or if one person rubs along with another, they are able to live or work together in a fairly friendly way, usually when you would not expect them to. [British, informal] North and South had officials at the meeting and they rubbed along tolerably. [plural-noun VERB PARTICLE] Mr Nicholson respects soldiers, and he rubs along with them. [VERB PARTICLE with noun] rub down 1. phrasal verb If you rub down a rough surface, you make it smooth by rubbing it with something such as sandpaper. They were settling to their work, rubbing down the woodwork with sandpaper. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb If you rub someone down, you dry them or massage them with something such as a towel or cloth. He set him on the bed and rubbed him down with a coarse towel. [VERB noun PARTICLE] After a bath or shower rub down the whole body with a loofah. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] rub in 1. phrasal verb B2 If you rub a substance in, you press it into something by continuously moving it over its surface. When hair is dry, rub in a little oil to make it smooth and glossy. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If someone keeps reminding you of something you would rather forget, you can say that they are rubbing it in. Officials couldn't resist rubbing it in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The home side rubbed in their superiority with a further goal. [VERB PARTICLE noun] rub off phrasal verb If someone's qualities or habits rub off on you, you develop some of their qualities or habits after spending time with them. He was a tremendously enthusiastic teacher and that rubbed off on all the children. [VERB PARTICLE + on] I was hoping some of his genius might rub off. [VERB PARTICLE] rub out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you rub out something that you have written on paper or a board, you remove it using a rubber or eraser. She began rubbing out the pencilled marks in the margin. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If one person rubs out another, they kill them. [informal] Nobody else believed that they had tried to rub out the pope. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: rub elbows with someone [US] to spend time with an important or famous person. The usual British expression is rub shoulders with someone At his famous parties, writers, artists, and celebrities rubbed elbows with the ultra-rich and the socially Èlite. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rub someone's nose in it to embarrass or upset someone by reminding them of something that they do not want to think about, such as a failure or a mistake that they have made You obviously delight in the defeat of a fellow performer! And proceed to rub his nose in it, don't you? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers not have two pennies to rub together to have very little money And from all those interviews her family gave to the Press they sounded as if they hadn't two pennies to rub together. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers don't rub it in [spoken] said to mean that someone should not draw attention to something that is unpleasant or embarrassing for you Of course too much good fortune could give rise to someone else's envy, so don't rub it in by boasting. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the rub of the green [mainly British] good luck in an activity or sport Providing we have the rub of the green, there is no reason why we can't do really well in the summer. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers there's the rub said to mean that there is a problem or contradiction which is difficult or impossible to deal with It is a common belief, that he will get things right in the end, given time. There's the rub. Time is always in desperately short supply in football these days. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rub salt into the wound to make something even worse for someone, for example by reminding them of their failures or faults or by increasing their difficulties Compensation paid to criminals is rubbing salt into the wounds of victims of serious crimes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rub shoulders with someone [mainly British] to associate with someone important or famous for a while. The usual American expression is rub elbows with someone. Johnson had always loved rubbing shoulders with celebrities. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rub someone up the wrong way [British] or rub someone the wrong way to annoy someone a great deal Ella had an uncommon knack of rubbing everyone up the wrong way. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: rub the surface Rub the surface with oil, then heat a roasting tin on the hob. Times, Sunday Times Rub the surface with oil and season generously, adding herbs and aromatics. Times, Sunday Times Rub the surface with the cut side of half a potato dipped in concentrated washing-up liquid. Times, Sunday Times Remove from the pan, place on two plates, rub the surfaces vigorously with the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Times, Sunday Times Otherwise, try rubbing the surface with clear vinegar and lemon juice (50:50) plus a tablespoon of salt for mild abrasion. Times, Sunday Times When a slight pause during a tummy rub prompts a paw nudge, reminding me that it's not my job to decide when we're done. Times,Sunday Times Rub his tummy, using a circular motion, working clockwise and outward from his belly button. Times, Sunday Times We need our ears tickled, our tummies rubbed and - above all - a squirrel to chase. The Sun Rubbing your tummy while patting your head comes close. Times, Sunday Times It was like rubbing your tummy and patting your head. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 搓, 按摩 Japanese: こする, マッサージ |
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