| 单词 | ribbed |
| 释义 | ribbed (once / 7906 pages) adj Something that's ribbed is covered in rows of raised lines, like a ribbed sweater or a pair of ribbed corduroys. You probably have ribbed clothes in your wardrobe, like a ribbed jacket or ribbed knit cap. Your sofa might also be ribbed, with a pattern of raised bands on its surface. Other ribbed things include structures that are made sturdier using rib-like, parallel pieces of material. The adjective ribbed comes from rib and its Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to roof" or "to cover." WORD FAMILYrib: ribbed, ribbing, ribless, riblike, ribs+/ribbing: ribbings USAGE EXAMPLESThe minibar area is made from Irish marble; the precast-plaster walls are ribbed, evoking the old paneled walls of the beach cabanas. Wall Street Journal(Nov 29, 2016) After being mercilessly and deservedly ribbed for my blunder, I thought I was out of the woods. The Guardian(Oct 28, 2016) Perforated skirts were layered with tighter knit tops and ribbed dresses added texture. Reuters(Sep 26, 2016) 1adj (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture Syn costate rough, unsmooth having or caused by an irregular surface 2adj furnished or strengthened with ribs Syn|Ant costate having ribs riblikeresembling a rib ribless having no ribs or no visible ribs |
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