scrub

英 [skrʌb]

美 [skrʌb]

v.  擦洗; 刷洗; 取消(原有安排)
n.  擦洗; 刷洗; 灌木丛; 矮树丛; 硬叶灌丛带; 低矮灌木丛林地

过去分词：scrubbed　现在分词：scrubbing　过去式：scrubbed　第三人称单数：scrubs　复数：scrubs　

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短语用例

scrub sth↔off

scrub sth off sth

• （用刷子等）刷掉，擦掉
  to remove sth from the surface of an object by rubbing it hard with a brush, etc.

scrub sth↔out

• （用刷子、肥皂等）把某物从里到外擦洗干净
  to clean the inside of sth by rubbing it hard with a brush and usually with soap and water
  1. I've given the floor a good scrub.
     我把地板彻底擦洗了一遍。

scrub up

• （手术前）擦洗手和臂
  to wash your hands and arms before performing a medical operation

牛津词典

verb

• 擦洗；刷洗
  to clean sth by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and usually with soap and water
  1. I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor.
     我见他在厨房擦地板呢。
  2. She scrubbed the counters down with bleach.
     她用漂白剂把柜台擦洗干净。
  3. The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue.
     那女人用纸巾擦脸。
  4. Scrub the vegetables clean.
     把蔬菜刷洗干净。
• 取消（原有安排）
  to cancel sth that you have arranged to do

noun

• 擦洗；刷洗
  an act of scrubbing sth
  1. I've given the floor a good scrub.
     我把地板彻底擦洗了一遍。
• 灌木丛；矮树丛
  small bushes and trees
  1. The bird disappeared into the scrub.
     鸟消失在矮树丛中。
• 硬叶灌丛带；低矮灌木丛林地
  an area of dry land covered with small bushes and trees
• 手术衣
  the special clothes worn by surgeons when they are doing medical operations

柯林斯词典

• VERB 用力擦洗;刷净
  If youscrubsomething, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.
  1. Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating...
     外科医生们在做手术前开始用肥皂和水清洗双手和胳膊。
  2. The corridors are scrubbed clean.
     走廊擦得很干净。
  3. Scrubis also a noun.
     
  4. The walls needed a good scrub.
     这些墙壁得好好擦洗。
• VERB 擦掉(灰尘、污渍)
  If youscrubdirt or stainsoffsomething, you remove them by rubbing hard.
  1. I started to scrub off the dirt...
     我开始用力擦拭灰尘。
  2. Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.
     马修擦掉了脸上的煤灰。
• N-UNCOUNT (尤指少雨地区的)低矮丛林，灌木丛
  Scrubconsists of low trees and bushes, especially in an area that has very little rain.
  1. ...an area of scrub and woodland.
     一片丛林遍布之地

英英释义

noun

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
  Synonym:scrubbingscouring
• dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
  Synonym:chaparralbush

verb

• wash thoroughly
  1. surgeons must scrub prior to an operation
  Synonym:scrub up
• clean with hard rubbing
  1. She scrubbed his back
  Synonym:scour
• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
  1. Call off the engagement
  2. cancel the dinner party
  3. we had to scrub our vacation plans
  4. scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
  Synonym:cancelcall offscratch

adj

• (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

双语例句

• This floor needs a good scrub.
  这地板需要好好地擦洗一番。
• After the aromatic sea salt glow scrub, you will be treated to an hour long aromatherapy massage.
  在芳香海盐辉光擦洗，你将被视为一小时长的香薰按摩。
• I'll drink you under the table, scrub.
  我会让你喝翻到桌子底下去，烂人。
• I had Sloan all prepped to let me scrub in.
  我已经对sloan做足功夫让我上台了。
• We found the animal on a scrub hill.
  我们在一个灌木丛生的丘陵上找到这动物。
• We wanted to go for a picnic, but we had to scrub it because of the rain.
  我们原想去野餐，后来因为下雨而取消了。
• The study compared samples in a Florida scrub oak ecosystem over a six-year period.
  这项研究在超过6年的时间里比较了佛罗里达矮栎生态系统的样本。
• If I were to ask you to scrub my back, what would you say?
  要是我叫你替我擦背，你会答应吗？
• Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.
  马修擦掉了脸上的煤灰。
• The area was then colonized by scrub.
  后来这块地灌木丛生。