| 单词 | to rub over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rub over to rub over transitive. To go over (something) with the hand, a tool, etc., in the process of rubbing. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > rubbing or friction > rub [verb (transitive)] > rub with something rub?a1425 strake1506 to rub over1647 scrub1844 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 17 The fletcher draweth a fether when he hath but one swappe at it with his knyfe, and then playneth it a lytle, with rubbynge it ouer his knyfe. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 148 Let it [sc. cheese] be rubbed ouer with Meale of vndryed Barley..and after, the outer rynde scraped of. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 74 J come to rubbe over my work. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Varnish, is that wherewith a picture is rubbed over to make it shine and have a glosse. 1778 Encycl. Brit. III. 2292/2 With some fine-pounded charcoal..rub over the pierced lines. 1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 18 Zinc may be amalgamated by being first cleaned..and then rubbed over with mercury. 1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 95/1 When all the paint is removed, finish off the surface by rubbing it over with a rag soaked in turpentine. 1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) ii. 53/1 Finally, rub it over with a tack rag (an impregnated cloth to which dust will stick) or with a rag moistened with white spirit. < as lemmas |
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