rub·ber

noun

/ˈrʌbə(r)/

/ˈrʌbər/

Idioms

[uncountable] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the liquid (= sap) inside a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals.橡胶
- a ball made of rubber用橡胶做的球
- a rubber tree橡胶树
- a rubber plantation 橡胶种植园
- My legs were like rubber - I could hardly walk. 我的双腿像橡胶一样——我几乎无法行走。
- I don't like the smell of burning rubber.我不喜欢橡胶燃烧的味道。
see also foam rubberfoam, India rubber
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[countable] (British English)
(also eraser North American English, British English)
a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper; a piece of soft material used for removing chalk marks from a blackboard or pen from a whiteboard橡皮；黑板擦；白板擦Topics Educationb2
[countable] (informal, especially North American English) a condom (= a thin rubber tube that a man wears over his penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease)杜蕾斯避孕套
[countable] (in some card games or sports) a competition consisting of a series of games or matches between the same teams or players（某些纸牌游戏或体育运动中相同的对手或队伍间）多轮决胜负的比赛

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and adjective mid 16th cent.: from the verb rub + -er. The original sense was ‘an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning’. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense ‘eraser’ in the late 18th cent. The sense was subsequently (mid 19th cent.) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls.

Idioms

burn rubber

(informal) to drive very fast飞车Topics Transport by car or lorryc2

where the rubber meets the road

(North American English) the point at which something is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true接受考验的时刻；检验成败的时刻；检验真伪的时刻
- Here's where the rubber meets the road: will consumers actually buy the product?检验成败的时刻到了：消费者真的会购买这种产品吗？

rub·ber

adjective

/ˈrʌbə(r)/

/ˈrʌbər/

[usually before noun]

made of rubber橡胶制的
- a rubber ball橡胶球
- rubber gloves橡皮手套
- sensible brown shoes with rubber soles 橡胶底的实用棕色鞋子
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and adjective mid 16th cent.: from the verb rub + -er. The original sense was ‘an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning’. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense ‘eraser’ in the late 18th cent. The sense was subsequently (mid 19th cent.) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls.

单词	rubber
释义	rub·ber noun /ˈrʌbə(r)/ /ˈrʌbər/ Idioms [uncountable] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the liquid (= sap) inside a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals.橡胶 a ball made of rubber用橡胶做的球 a rubber tree橡胶树 a rubber plantation 橡胶种植园 My legs were like rubber - I could hardly walk. 我的双腿像橡胶一样——我几乎无法行走。 I don't like the smell of burning rubber.我不喜欢橡胶燃烧的味道。 see also foam rubberfoam, India rubber enlarge image [countable] (British English) (also eraser North American English, British English) a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper; a piece of soft material used for removing chalk marks from a blackboard or pen from a whiteboard橡皮；黑板擦；白板擦Topics Educationb2 [countable] (informal, especially North American English) a condom (= a thin rubber tube that a man wears over his penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease)杜蕾斯避孕套 [countable] (in some card games or sports) a competition consisting of a series of games or matches between the same teams or players（某些纸牌游戏或体育运动中相同的对手或队伍间）多轮决胜负的比赛 Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and adjective mid 16th cent.: from the verb rub + -er. The original sense was ‘an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning’. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense ‘eraser’ in the late 18th cent. The sense was subsequently (mid 19th cent.) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls. Idioms burn rubber (informal) to drive very fast飞车Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 where the rubber meets the road (North American English) the point at which something is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true接受考验的时刻；检验成败的时刻；检验真伪的时刻 Here's where the rubber meets the road: will consumers actually buy the product?检验成败的时刻到了：消费者真的会购买这种产品吗？ rub·ber adjective /ˈrʌbə(r)/ /ˈrʌbər/ [usually before noun] made of rubber橡胶制的 a rubber ball橡胶球 rubber gloves橡皮手套 sensible brown shoes with rubber soles 橡胶底的实用棕色鞋子 Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and adjective mid 16th cent.: from the verb rub + -er. The original sense was ‘an implement (such as a hard brush) used for rubbing and cleaning’. Because an early use of the elastic substance (previously known as caoutchouc) was to rub out pencil marks, rubber gained the sense ‘eraser’ in the late 18th cent. The sense was subsequently (mid 19th cent.) generalized to refer to the substance in any form or use, at first often differentiated as India rubber.noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls.
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