| 单词 | tub |
| 释义 | tub n. & v. --n 1. an open flat-bottomed usu. round container for various purposes. 2. a tub-shaped (usu. plastic) carton. 3. the amount a tub will hold. 4. colloq. a bath. 5. a colloq. a clumsy slow boat. b a stout roomy boat for rowing practice. 6. (in mining) a container for conveying ore, coal, etc. --v (tubbed, tubbing) 1. tr. & intr. plant, bathe, or wash in a tub. 2. tr. enclose in a tub. 3. tr. line (a mine-shaft) with a wooden or iron casing. Phrases and idioms tub chair a chair with solid arms continuous with a usu. semicircular back. tub-thumper colloq. a ranting preacher or orator. tub-thumping colloq. ranting oratory. Derivatives tubbable adj. tubbish adj. tubful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME, prob. of LG or Du. orig.: cf. MLG, MDu. tubbe |
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