1
- each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs肋骨。
1.1
- a rib of an animal with meat adhering to it used as food; a joint or cut from the ribs of an animal排骨; 肋条。
2
- a long raised piece of stronger or thicker material across a surface or through a structure, and typically serving to support or strengthen it, in particular肋, 尤指：
2.1
- Architecture a curved member supporting a vault or defining its form【建筑】（圆拱的）肋, 拱肋。
2.2
- any of the curved transverse struts of metal or timber in a ship, extending up from the keel and forming part of the framework of the hull（船的）肋骨。
2.3
- each of the curved pieces of wood forming the body of a lute or the sides of a violin（琉特琴或小提琴的）琴身。
2.4
- each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella（雨伞的）伞骨。
2.5
- Aeronautics a structural member in an aerofoil, extending back from the leading edge and serving to define the contour of the aerofoil【航空】翼肋。
2.6
- a vein of a leaf (especially the midrib) or an insect's wing叶的脉纹（尤指叶的主脉）; （昆虫的）翅脉。
2.7
- a ridge of rock or land（岩石的）脉纹; （田地上的）垄。
2.8
- mass noun Knitting a combination of alternate plain and purl stitches producing a ridged, slightly elastic fabric, used especially for the cuffs and bottom edges of jumpers【编织】罗纹, 罗纹花样。
(ribbed, ribbing)with obj.
1
- （一般作be ribbed）mark with or form into raised bands or ridges以拢起的条纹或脊坡为标志; 形成拢起的条纹（或脊坡）：
the road ahead was ribbed with furrows of slush.
前面的路上拢起一道道烂泥。
2
- informal tease good-naturedly〈非正式〉（无恶意地）戏弄, 嘲笑：
the first time I appeared in the outfit I was ribbed mercilessly.
我第一次穿这套装束时遭到了无情的嘲弄。
派生词
ribless
adjective词源
Old English rib, ribb (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rib（be） and German Rippe. Sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 16th cent.; the sense 'tease' was originally a US slang usage meaning to 'fool, dupe' (1930s).