rubs

英 [rʌbz]

美 [rʌbz]

v.  擦; 磨; 搓; (使)相互摩擦; 摩擦(尤指引起疼痛或损害)
n.  擦; 抹; 搓; 揉; 问题; 困难
rub的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 揉;按摩;搓
  If youruba part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards and forwards over it while pressing firmly.
  1. He rubbed his arms and stiff legs...
     他按摩着自己的胳膊和僵硬的双腿。
  2. 'I fell in a ditch', he said, rubbing at a scrape on his hand.
     “我掉进沟里了”，他一边说着，一边揉着手上的擦伤。
• VERB 摩擦;蹭
  If yourub againsta surface orruba part of your bodyagainsta surface, you move it backwards and forwards while pressing it against the surface.
  1. A cat was rubbing against my leg...
     一只猫在我腿上蹭来蹭去。
  2. He kept rubbing his leg against mine.
     他不停地用腿蹭我的腿。
• VERB （用布）擦干，擦净，擦拭
  If youruban object or a surface, you move a cloth backward and forward over it in order to clean or dry it.
  1. She took off her glasses and rubbed them hard...
     她摘下眼镜使劲擦着。
  2. He rubbed and rubbed but couldn't seem to get clean.
     他擦了又擦，可就是擦不干净。
• VERB 涂抹;搽;擦去
  If youruba substanceintoa surface orrubsomething such as dirtfroma surface, you spread it over the surface or remove it from the surface using your hand or something such as a cloth.
  1. He rubbed oil into my back...
     他往我的背上抹油
  2. I pretended to rub a fleck of grit from one eye.
     我假装拭去一只眼睛里的沙粒。
• V-ERG 相互摩擦;揉搓
  If yourubtwo thingstogetheror if theyrub together, they move backwards and forwards, pressing against each other.
  1. He rubbed his hands together a few times.
     他搓了几下手。
  2. ...the 650-mile rift that separates the Pacific and North American geological plates as they rub together.
     太平洋和北美洲地质板块相互摩擦时产生的一条长达650英里的裂缝
• VERB 擦伤;磨痛
  If something you are wearing or holdingrubs, it makes you sore because it keeps moving backwards and forwards against your skin.
  1. Smear cream on to your baby's skin at the edges of the plaster to prevent it from rubbing.
     在宝宝贴膏药的皮肤边缘涂上护肤霜，以防止膏药擦伤皮肤。
• N-SING 困难;难处;障碍
  Rubis used in expressions such asthere's the rubandthe rub iswhen you are mentioning a difficulty that makes something hard or impossible to achieve.
  1. 'What do you want to write about?'. And there was the rub, because I didn't yet know.
     “你想写什么？”难就难在这儿，因为我还不知道写什么。
• N-COUNT 按摩
  A massage can be referred to as arub.
  1. She sometimes asks if I want a back rub.
     她有时会问我想不想做个背部按摩。
• N-COUNT 按摩膏;面膜
  Arubis a substance that you massage into your skin.
  1. ...a fresh cucumber rub for your whole face.
     用新鲜黄瓜给整张脸做的面膜
• See also:rubbing
• PHRASE （尤用于美国英语）和（名人）接触，和（名人）交往
  If yourub shoulders withfamous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that yourub elbows withsomeone, especially in American English.
  1. He regularly rubbed shoulders with the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Kylie Minogue.
     他经常与伊丽莎白·泰勒和凯莉·米洛这样的人接触。
• PHRASE 无意中冒犯;无意中惹恼
  If yourubsomeoneup the wrong wayin British English, orrubsomeonethe wrong wayin American English, you offend or annoy them without intending to.
  1. What are you going to get out of him if you rub him up the wrong way?
     你要是不小心把他惹毛了，你有什么好处？
• torubsomeone'snose in it→ see:nose

双语例句

• There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much;
  到处都有细小的摩擦和不如意，我们一般容易要求过高。
• Something about him just rubs me the wrong way.
  他有些地方就是让我感到不对劲。
• Now, he hopes his passion for books rubs off on the people he engages everyday.
  现在，他希望自己对图书的激情能对人们的日常生活产生正能量。
• Alcohol-based hand rubs should only be used if no visible dirt is present on the hands.
  醇基擦手剂只能在手上没有明显污垢的时候使用。
• She playfully rubs suntan lotion on his neck.
  她开玩笑地把防晒露擦到他脖子上。
• I don't know why he rubs me the wrong way.
  我不知他为何使我生气。
• The whale sometimes rubs himself up against small boats.
  鲸有时会擦着小船的船身游过。
• Do they like cards, flowers, foot rubs, special books or magazines?
  他们喜欢的是卡片、花朵、鞋刷、特殊的书籍或是杂志？
• Let's hope some of her patience rubs off on her brother.
  希望她的弟弟也能有点她那样的耐性。
• Someone rubs you the wrong way, you can't explain why?
  你被某人激怒了，你无法解释原因？