| 词汇 | scrub |
| 释义 | scrub verb uk /skrʌb/ us /skrʌb/-bb- scrubverb (CLEAN)[ I or T ] to rub something hard in order to clean it, especially using a stiff brush, soap, and water: （尤指用硬刷、肥皂和水）擦洗，刷洗 She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wall for a long time, but it wouldn't come off.她花了很长时间擦洗墙上的印迹，但仍然没有擦掉。 [ + obj + adj ]He scrubbed the old saucepan clean, and it looked as good as new.他把旧的平底锅擦得很干净，看上去像新的一样。 to clean something cleanDid you clean the kitchen? washYou need to wash your hands before supper. clean upClean up this mess! clean outI spent the weekend cleaning out the kitchen cabinets. wipeShe wiped the mirrors until they shone. wipe downWe wipe down the tables after every customer leaves. Cleaning generally brush someone/something off cleaner cleaning cleanse cleansing groom hoovering mop pick pick someone/something up purification purifier rinse sponge spring-cleaning squeegee steam-clean sterilizing sweep swill scrubverb (STOP)[ T ]informal(US alsoscratch) to decide not to do something you had planned to do: 取消（原计划） We had to scrub our plans when I lost my job.我失业了，我们不得不取消计划。 Synonym cancel Cancelling and interrupting adjourn adjourn to somewhere arrest break break the cycle broke dislocation diversion halt in midstreamidiom interrupt kick rain scratch shut shut (something) off suspend suspended game suspensive take a break Phrasal verbscrub up scrub noun uk /skrʌb/ us /skrʌb/ scrubnoun (PLANTS)[ U ] (an area of land covered with) short trees and bushes, growing on dry ground of low quality灌木丛（地带） Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses alpine tundra brush bush Bushman desert dust bowl grassland heath heathland marginal land moor mulga pasture plain the Gobi Desert veld virgin wadi waste wasteland scrubnoun (CLEAN)[ S ]UK the act of rubbing something hard in order to clean it, especially using a stiff brush, soap, and water: （尤指用硬刷、肥皂和水）擦洗，刷洗 Kids, give your hands a good scrub and come and get your dinner!孩子们，好好洗一下手，然后来吃饭！ [ C ] a substance that you use to clean your skin and make it softer, especially one that is slightly rough and will remove old skin: （用来清洁皮肤的）磨砂 exfoliating facial scrubs去除面部死皮的磨砂膏 Cleaning generally brush someone/something off cleaner cleaning cleanse cleansing groom hoovering mop pick pick someone/something up purification purifier rinse sponge spring-cleaning squeegee steam-clean sterilizing sweep swill You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Toiletry & perfumes scrubnoun (CLOTHES)scrubs [ plural ]mainly US loose clothes worn by doctors and nurses in a hospital: 医院工作服 I saw a photo of her in doctor's scrubs.我看到过一张她穿着医生工作服的照片。 Related wordscrubby scrub | American Dictionaryscrub verb[ I/T ] us/skrʌb/-bb- scrubverb[I/T] (CLEAN)to clean something by rubbing it hard: [ T ]After the tomato sauce boiled over, I had to scrub the stove. [ I ]You scrub and scrub, but those marks never come off. scrub noun[ U ] us/skrʌb/ scrubnoun[U] (PLANTS)low trees and bushes that grow in dirt that is not especially good or where it is windy and dry Examples of scrubscrub They sit on the least viable chunk of desert and scrub that exists. The gorse and the scrub are not just seen as an impediment to grazing but welcomed as attributes of the common. Most represent open sites in an otherwise forested landscape, or are separated from the surroundings by scrub, water courses or roads. Mesquite: its biology in two desert scrub ecosystems. When that part is passed, the road is good, and there is abundant low scrub and long grass. Vegetation varies from woodlands and grasslands to dry scrub areas. Thus, enclosing a sample of herb-rich meadow and excluding grazers is not a valid conservation option and may lead to the invasion of scrub species. The peninsula contains different types of tropical vegetation such as tropical deciduous forest, thorn scrub, mangroves, grassland, marshlands and dunes. Regeneration window for fleshy-fruited plants during scrub development on abandoned grassland. These repetitive rhythmic waves are too fast to be soothing, and have a sense of industry that is perhaps reminiscent of sweeping, scrubbing or polishing. It causes the microrobot lower wheel scrubbing resistance, as opposed for conventional structure. Storage tanks are required to be emptied, scrubbed and sanitized every 6 years. The suppression of bracken and regenerating woodland scrub is also detrimental to the conservation of much of its flora. All collecting implements were thoroughly scrubbed between each sample using fresh water and a mild detergent before twice rinsing in distilled water. The great advantage for law enforcement is that, however hard we scrub or cover ourselves in deodorant, we cannot entirely obscure our 'sniff signature'. See all examples of scrub These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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