单词 | tub |
释义 | tubWord family adjectivetubbabletubbishtubbynountubbertubbinesstubbingtubfultubfasttubfishtubtub-thumping , Household, House, Water Foodtub /tʌb/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 container 容器 a) DFa small container made of paper or plastic with a lid, in which food is bought or stored 〔盛食物的〕小钵,盒 tub of a tub of ice cream 一盒冰激凌 a margarine tub 盛人造黄油的盒 b) DHan open container that is usually round, used for washing, storing things in etc 盆,缸 →5 see picture at 见图 container trees growing in tubs 盆栽树 2 amount 数量 (also tubful)AMOUNT the amount of liquid, food etc that a tub can contain 一盒的容量;一盆的容量 tub of We ate a tub of ice cream. 我们吃了一盒冰激凌。 3 bath 洗澡 American EnglishAmEDHH a large container in which you sit to wash yourself 浴缸 SYN bathtub I had a long soak in the tub. 我在浴缸里泡了很久。 4. boat 船 British EnglishBrE informalTTW an old boat that travels slowly 行驶缓慢的旧船,老爷船 5. PERSON 人tub of lard informal not politeFAT someone who is short and fat 矮胖子 Examples from the Corpus tub• Big Lil was a tub of a woman.• a tub of popcorn• An old bath tub for this purpose is invaluable.• Some sparrows invaded that privacy, crossing from parapet rail to chair to flower tub.• They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were raw, and wrung it out by hand.• a plastic tub full of dirty dishes• She went from the tub to the sink and back again.• I'm going to go get in the tub.• You give her the soap, chattering merrily as Dame Martha goes behind the screen back into the tub.• He held on to the sides of the tub and let his legs float gently to the surface. (1300-1400) Middle Dutch tubbe |
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