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单词 scrubber
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Definition of scrubber in English:

scrubber

noun ˈskrʌbəˈskrəbər
  • 1A brush or other object used to clean something.

    a plastic pan scrubber
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After you wood burn, use a nylon pot scrubber to get rid of the waxy residue and give the gourd a more professional look.
    • Avery remained silent and I took it as a sign that our conversation was over with so I made my way out to the hall, where the bucket and scrubber waited for me in a closet.
    • I grumbled as I made my way to where the scrubber and bucket was, I was well aware of its location after using it for so often.
    • Pouring the entire, minute bottle of shampoo onto the floor of the shower, Mya took the scrubber, and scrubbed at the floor.
    • She looked around, and saw a bottle of hotel shampoo, and a brush scrubber.
    • ‘Spray your mat and rub it down with a sponge, terry cloth or plastic scrubber,’ she instructs.
    • Then scrub that area with a stiff brush, electric scrubber or very fine steel wool pads to loosen old wax.
    • Use it with a puffy body scrubber (those net-like ball things).
    • Whatever that is, I don't have one, so I used a stainless steel scrubber.
    • Apply products containing an antibacterial agent like tri-closan and/or salicylic acid with a scrubber daily to cleanse and exfoliate hard-to-reach areas.
    • The spokesman said a street scrubber and vacuum cleaner washes St Patrick's Street and Emmet Place only.
    • ‘I was cleaning,’ she fumbled, looking down at the scrubber lying near her feet.
    1. 1.1 A person who cleans something.
      laundry women and scrubbers
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had a scrubber wash me down for 20 minutes, using scouring pad mittens and a really abrasive paste that helped to remove most of my dead skin.
    2. 1.2 An apparatus using water or a solution for purifying gases or vapours.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are logically three possibilities: a dirty surface of some kind, particle-laden air, as in a scrubber or an air purifier - or possibly, both.
      • Within six months the plant had installed scrubbers in the plant's chimneys.
      • The chimneys at these fertiliser plants are fitted with scrubbers to trap these toxins, and all of this noxious material is collected in a solution known as scrubbers liquor.
      • Holding a gas torch in his gloved hand, he burns some excess solder off the machine's scrubber.
      • Cleaner gas technologies and scrubbers to remove sulphur would reduce emissions to half the UK quality standards by 2005.
      • If the air is dirty, there must be a missing scrubber on a smokestack or a drainpipe that needs a filter.
      • However, key potential improvements, such a requirement for sulphur scrubbers, have not been properly considered.
  • 2British derogatory, informal A vulgar or slovenly woman, or one who has many casual sexual relationships.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, look at it this way, I mean, when you come right down to it, that girl, she's a bit of a scrubber, isn't she?
    • She's a manky, self-indulgent scrubber who is certainly no role model for young people.
    • To be honest, even an 18 year old would struggle to pull that look off without looking like a cheap scrubber.
  • 3Australian NZ An animal which lives in the scrub.

    1. 3.1informal A person of unkempt appearance.

Rhymes

blubber, clubber, grubber, lubber, rubber, snubber
 
 

Definition of scrubber in US English:

scrubber

nounˈskrəbərˈskrəbər
  • 1A brush or other object used to clean something.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After you wood burn, use a nylon pot scrubber to get rid of the waxy residue and give the gourd a more professional look.
    • Whatever that is, I don't have one, so I used a stainless steel scrubber.
    • Apply products containing an antibacterial agent like tri-closan and/or salicylic acid with a scrubber daily to cleanse and exfoliate hard-to-reach areas.
    • The spokesman said a street scrubber and vacuum cleaner washes St Patrick's Street and Emmet Place only.
    • I grumbled as I made my way to where the scrubber and bucket was, I was well aware of its location after using it for so often.
    • She looked around, and saw a bottle of hotel shampoo, and a brush scrubber.
    • Avery remained silent and I took it as a sign that our conversation was over with so I made my way out to the hall, where the bucket and scrubber waited for me in a closet.
    • Then scrub that area with a stiff brush, electric scrubber or very fine steel wool pads to loosen old wax.
    • Pouring the entire, minute bottle of shampoo onto the floor of the shower, Mya took the scrubber, and scrubbed at the floor.
    • ‘Spray your mat and rub it down with a sponge, terry cloth or plastic scrubber,’ she instructs.
    • Use it with a puffy body scrubber (those net-like ball things).
    • ‘I was cleaning,’ she fumbled, looking down at the scrubber lying near her feet.
    1. 1.1 A person who cleans something.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had a scrubber wash me down for 20 minutes, using scouring pad mittens and a really abrasive paste that helped to remove most of my dead skin.
    2. 1.2 An apparatus using water or a solution for purifying gases or vapors.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Holding a gas torch in his gloved hand, he burns some excess solder off the machine's scrubber.
      • Cleaner gas technologies and scrubbers to remove sulphur would reduce emissions to half the UK quality standards by 2005.
      • If the air is dirty, there must be a missing scrubber on a smokestack or a drainpipe that needs a filter.
      • Within six months the plant had installed scrubbers in the plant's chimneys.
      • However, key potential improvements, such a requirement for sulphur scrubbers, have not been properly considered.
      • The chimneys at these fertiliser plants are fitted with scrubbers to trap these toxins, and all of this noxious material is collected in a solution known as scrubbers liquor.
      • There are logically three possibilities: a dirty surface of some kind, particle-laden air, as in a scrubber or an air purifier - or possibly, both.
 
 
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