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

verb trans

to subject (something) to pressure and friction, esp with a back-and-forth motion

to cause (an object) to move with pressure and friction along a surface

to treat (something) in any of various ways by rubbing

to apply (a substance) to a surface by rubbing

Rub some ointment on your skin

to bring (objects) into reciprocal back-and-forth or rotary contact

verb intrans

to move along a surface with pressure

to move with friction so as to become worn down or sore

to cause vexation or anger

rub shoulders

to associate closely; to mix socially

rub/rub up the wrong way

to irritate or displease (somebody)

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way — Somerset Maugham

rub somebody's nose in something

see nose¹

[Middle English rubben, perhaps from Low German]

the act or an instance of rubbing; the application of friction and pressure

a cream or ointment for rubbing on a painful body part

(the rub)

an obstacle or difficulty

To die, to sleep; to sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub — Shakespeare

something grating to the feelings, e.g. a gibe or harsh criticism

in bowls, an unevenness of the surface of the green, or the effect this has on the movement of a bowl