| 释义 |
rib/rib/ n. & v.●n. 1 each of the curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine and protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs 肋骨 2 a joint of meat from this part of an animal 肋条；排骨 3 a ridge or long raised piece often of stronger or thicker material across a surface or through a structure serving to support or strengthen it (起支撑或加固作用的)肋状突起，拱肋 4 any of a ship's transverse curved timbers forming the framework of the hull (构成船体结构的)肋材 5 Knitting a combination of plain and purl stitches producing a ribbed somewhat elastic fabric 【编织】凸起条纹，罗纹 6 each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella 伞骨 7 a vein of a leaf or an insect's wing 叶的主脉；昆虫的翅脉 8 Aeron. a structural member in an aerofoil 【空】翼肋 ●v. tr. (ribbed, ribbing) 1 provide with ribs; act as the ribs of 加肋于…，充当…的肋(或肋材) 2 colloq. make fun of; tease [口]开…的玩笑，逗，戏弄 3 mark with ridges 使成肋状，起棱 4 plough with spaces between the furrows 筑出田埂耕(地) □ ribless adj.[Old English rib, ribb, from Germanic] |