单词 | scrub |
释义 | scrub n[U] (land covered with) underdeveloped trees or shrubs 发育不良的矮树丛(地带) clear the scrub and plough the land 消除矮树丛後开垦这片地 [attrib 作定语] `scrub-oak 矮栎, `scrub-pine, ie dwarf or underdeveloped types 矮松. scrub v (-bb-) 1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p, Cn.a] ~ sth (down/out) clean sth thoroughly by rubbing hard, esp with a brush and soap and water 彻底擦洗某物; (尤指用肥皂和水)刷洗 He´s down on his knees, scrubbing (away). 他跪在地上擦洗(起来). scrub the floor 刷洗地板 Scrub the walls down before painting them. 先把墙刷乾净再上漆. scrub out a saucepan 把长柄锅刷乾净 Scrub the table-top clean. 把桌面擦洗乾净. 2 [Tn] (infml 口) cancel (a plan, etc) 取消(计画等) We wanted to go for a picnic, but we had to scrub it because of the rain. 我们原想去野餐, 後来因为下雨而取消了. It costs 10 per metre, no, scrub that (ie ignore what I´ve just said), it costs 12 per metre. 这个价钱是每米 10 英镑, 不, 应该说是每米 12 英镑. 3 (phr v) scrub sth away/off remove sth by scrubbing 将某物擦洗掉或刷洗掉 scrub the grease away 把油渍刷洗掉 scrub the dirt off the shelf 把书架上的土擦掉. scrub up (medical 医) (of a surgeon) wash one´s hands and arms thoroughly before an operation (指外科医生)(施行手术前)擦洗手和胳膊. scrub, n [sing] act of scrubbing 擦洗; 刷洗 give the floor a good scrub 把地面好好刷洗一番. |
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