| 单词 | scrub |
| 释义 | scrub 1. v. & n. --v (scrubbed, scrubbing) 1. tr. rub hard so as to clean, esp. with a hard brush. 2. intr. use a brush in this way. 3. intr. (often foll. by up) (of a surgeon etc.) thoroughly clean the hands and arms by scrubbing, before operating. 4. tr. colloq. scrap or cancel (a plan, order, etc.). 5. tr. use water to remove impurities from (gas etc.). --n the act or an instance of scrubbing; the process of being scrubbed. Phrases and idioms scrubbing-brush (US scrub-brush) a hard brush for scrubbing floors. scrub round colloq. circumvent, avoid. Etymology: ME prob. f. MLG, MDu. schrobben, schrubben 2. n. 1. a vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth. b an area of land covered with this. 2. (of livestock) of inferior breed or physique (often attrib.: scrub horse). 3. a small or dwarf variety (often attrib.: scrub pine). 4. US Sport colloq. a team or player not of the first class. Phrases and idioms scrub turkey a megapode. scrub typhus a rickettsial disease of the W. Pacific transmitted by mites. Derivatives scrubby adj. Etymology: ME, var. of SHRUB(1) |
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