英语词汇“to rub down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. To clean (an animal, esp. a horse) from dust and sweat by rubbing. Also in figurative contexts.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [verb (transitive)] > groom horse

curryc1290

scrub13..

shruba1400

kembc1400

dress1510

to rub down1593

wispa1598

curry-comb1708

groom1809

strap1854

1593 G. Markham Disc. Horsmanshippe iii. sig. G.3 With a harde wispe, rub downe his necke, face, buttocks and legges, then sift him two or three handfuls of Oates more.

1620 G. Markham Farwell to Husbandry 145 The Plowman..shall..rubbe downe the cattell, and cleanse their skinnes from all filth.

1651 C. Walker High Court of Justice 10 To make Religion but a stalking horse..and the Ministers thereof but hostlers, to rub down, curry and dresse it for their riding.

1693 G. Stepney tr. Juvenal Sat. viii. 271 When his Fellow-Beasts are weary grown, He'll play the Groom, give Oats, and rub 'em down.

1745 tr. L. J. M. Columella Of Husbandry ii. iii. 56 As soon as the Ploughman has unyoked the oxen from their work, let him rub them down while they are girt.

1779 Mirror No. 62 I just ordered my horse to be rubbed down.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 180 After the horses are rubbed down, the men proceed to the straw-barn.

1913 Living Age 29 Mar. 788/2 Zachary drew up, unharnessed his faithful beast, rubbed it down, fed it, and picketed it for the night.

2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 29 By the time the crowd arrived he had untackled the pony and given her water and was rubbing her down.

2. transitive. To make smooth, to reduce, grind down, etc., by rubbing. Also figurative.

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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > perform general or industrial manufacturing processes [verb (transitive)] > grind (down)

rough-grind1664

to rub down1794

roughen1839

sand1858

profile-grind1941

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > rub [verb (transitive)] > scrape or rub smooth

polisha1382

ruba1382

scrapec1430

abrase?a1475

to rub down1794

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xv. 93 Pearches and ladders made cleane and rubd downe.

1658 G. Atwell Faithfull Surveyour xxxi. 96 With your pike-staff, fork, or spit, rub down all the coal, then throw on water, and then ashes, and all is done.

1748 B. Langley London Prices 130 The Workman must gauge and rub down the Red-Stock Bricks; so, that every 5 Course of them shall come level with every 4 Course of Place-Bricks.

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 88 Rubber, a small iron instrument..to rub down or flatten the seams.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxxxvii. 131 Ground in yonder social mill We rub each other's angles down.

1852 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 175 He has rubbed it all down with pumice-stone.

1887 D. A. Low Introd. Machine Drawing (1892) 3 The colour should be rubbed down in a dish.

1903 P. N. Hasluck House Decoration viii. 117 When dry, the work is rubbed down..and all nail-holes are stopped with putty.

1999 Your Garden Oct. 20/3 Rub down smooth surfaces with sandpaper to give them a key.

3. transitive. To clean or dry (a person) by rubbing; (also) to massage (a person).

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > clean by other miscellaneous methods [verb (transitive)]

rakec1400

pickle1605

to rub down1682

thumb1768

steam-clean1835

bread1869

French-chalk1870

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > physiotherapy > practise physiotherapy [verb (transitive)] > massage

to rub down1682

shampoo1762

mass1788

mull1828

massage1887

massé1887

1682 A. Behn Roundheads iii. ii. 30 Ye Locusts of the Land, preach Nonsence, Blasphemy, and Treason, till you sweat again, that the Sanctifi'd Sisters my rub you down, to comfort and console the Creature.

1797 A. Lumisden Remarks Antiq. Rome 177 If bathers employed any of these public servants, to rub them down in the bath..they rewarded them for it.

1860 ‘C. Martel’ Detective's Note-bk. 84 We stripped him, rubbed him down with warm towels, gave him a dose out of my brandy-flask, and it was not long before he was asleep.

1914 D. H. Lawrence Prussian Officer & Other Stories 2 His orderly, having to rub him down, admired the amazing riding-muscles of his loins.

2009 C. Klosterman Eating Dinosaur 103 ‘We've become a race of Peeping Toms,’ Stewart's nurse remarks in Rear Window after rubbing him down with liniment.

4. transitive. colloquial. To search (a person) by passing one's hand all over the body; to frisk. Cf. to pat down at pat v.¹ 3c.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search (a person)

ransacka1325

search1474

frisk1789

to rub down1825

grope1837

to run the rule over1865

fan1927

to pat down1943

screen1951

1825 Examiner 10 Apr. 235/2 She..desired to have her pockets rubbed down; nothing was felt there, and she was on the point of passing, when the turnkey observed [etc.].

1887 B. Potter in 19th Cent. Oct. 487 The custom of ‘rubbing down’ each labourer as he passes the dock gates.

1903 Ld. W. B. Nevill Penal Servitude v. 42 A man who had been in prison over a year, and who must therefore have been ‘rubbed down’ at least a thousand times.

1994 N. Parker Parkhurst Tales xviii. 238 My box was searched, I was rubbed down, then I was handcuffed to a screw.

单词	to rub down
释义	> as lemmas to rub down to rub down 1. transitive. To clean (an animal, esp. a horse) from dust and sweat by rubbing. Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [verb (transitive)] > groom horse curryc1290 scrub13.. shruba1400 kembc1400 dress1510 to rub down1593 wispa1598 curry-comb1708 groom1809 strap1854 1593 G. Markham Disc. Horsmanshippe iii. sig. G.3 With a harde wispe, rub downe his necke, face, buttocks and legges, then sift him two or three handfuls of Oates more. 1620 G. Markham Farwell to Husbandry 145 The Plowman..shall..rubbe downe the cattell, and cleanse their skinnes from all filth. 1651 C. Walker High Court of Justice 10 To make Religion but a stalking horse..and the Ministers thereof but hostlers, to rub down, curry and dresse it for their riding. 1693 G. Stepney tr. Juvenal Sat. viii. 271 When his Fellow-Beasts are weary grown, He'll play the Groom, give Oats, and rub 'em down. 1745 tr. L. J. M. Columella Of Husbandry ii. iii. 56 As soon as the Ploughman has unyoked the oxen from their work, let him rub them down while they are girt. 1779 Mirror No. 62 I just ordered my horse to be rubbed down. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 180 After the horses are rubbed down, the men proceed to the straw-barn. 1913 Living Age 29 Mar. 788/2 Zachary drew up, unharnessed his faithful beast, rubbed it down, fed it, and picketed it for the night. 2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 29 By the time the crowd arrived he had untackled the pony and given her water and was rubbing her down. 2. transitive. To make smooth, to reduce, grind down, etc., by rubbing. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > perform general or industrial manufacturing processes [verb (transitive)] > grind (down) rough-grind1664 to rub down1794 roughen1839 sand1858 profile-grind1941 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > rub [verb (transitive)] > scrape or rub smooth polisha1382 ruba1382 scrapec1430 abrase?a1475 to rub down1794 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xv. 93 Pearches and ladders made cleane and rubd downe. 1658 G. Atwell Faithfull Surveyour xxxi. 96 With your pike-staff, fork, or spit, rub down all the coal, then throw on water, and then ashes, and all is done. 1748 B. Langley London Prices 130 The Workman must gauge and rub down the Red-Stock Bricks; so, that every 5 Course of them shall come level with every 4 Course of Place-Bricks. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 88 Rubber, a small iron instrument..to rub down or flatten the seams. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxxxvii. 131 Ground in yonder social mill We rub each other's angles down. View more context for this quotation 1852 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 175 He has rubbed it all down with pumice-stone. 1887 D. A. Low Introd. Machine Drawing (1892) 3 The colour should be rubbed down in a dish. 1903 P. N. Hasluck House Decoration viii. 117 When dry, the work is rubbed down..and all nail-holes are stopped with putty. 1999 Your Garden Oct. 20/3 Rub down smooth surfaces with sandpaper to give them a key. 3. transitive. To clean or dry (a person) by rubbing; (also) to massage (a person). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > clean by other miscellaneous methods [verb (transitive)] rakec1400 pickle1605 to rub down1682 thumb1768 steam-clean1835 bread1869 French-chalk1870 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > physiotherapy > practise physiotherapy [verb (transitive)] > massage to rub down1682 shampoo1762 mass1788 mull1828 massage1887 massé1887 1682 A. Behn Roundheads iii. ii. 30 Ye Locusts of the Land, preach Nonsence, Blasphemy, and Treason, till you sweat again, that the Sanctifi'd Sisters my rub you down, to comfort and console the Creature. 1797 A. Lumisden Remarks Antiq. Rome 177 If bathers employed any of these public servants, to rub them down in the bath..they rewarded them for it. 1860 ‘C. Martel’ Detective's Note-bk. 84 We stripped him, rubbed him down with warm towels, gave him a dose out of my brandy-flask, and it was not long before he was asleep. 1914 D. H. Lawrence Prussian Officer & Other Stories 2 His orderly, having to rub him down, admired the amazing riding-muscles of his loins. 2009 C. Klosterman Eating Dinosaur 103 ‘We've become a race of Peeping Toms,’ Stewart's nurse remarks in Rear Window after rubbing him down with liniment. 4. transitive. colloquial. To search (a person) by passing one's hand all over the body; to frisk. Cf. to pat down at pat v.¹ 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search (a person) ransacka1325 search1474 frisk1789 to rub down1825 grope1837 to run the rule over1865 fan1927 to pat down1943 screen1951 1825 Examiner 10 Apr. 235/2 She..desired to have her pockets rubbed down; nothing was felt there, and she was on the point of passing, when the turnkey observed [etc.]. 1887 B. Potter in 19th Cent. Oct. 487 The custom of ‘rubbing down’ each labourer as he passes the dock gates. 1903 Ld. W. B. Nevill Penal Servitude v. 42 A man who had been in prison over a year, and who must therefore have been ‘rubbed down’ at least a thousand times. 1994 N. Parker Parkhurst Tales xviii. 238 My box was searched, I was rubbed down, then I was handcuffed to a screw. extracted from rubv.¹ < as lemmas
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