剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - scrub collapse

scrub
/skrʌb/
verb (-bb-)
CLEAN 清理
[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

1. She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wall for ages, 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。

2. [+ 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，看起来像新的一样。

/skrʌb/
verb (-bb-)
STOP 停止
[T] (US usually scratch) informal
* to decide not to do something you had planned to do; cancel
取消（原计划）

1. We had to scrub our plans when I lost my job.
我失业了，我们不得不取消计划。

/skrʌb/
verb (-bb-)
phrasal verb scrub up
* If a doctor scrubs up, they wash their hands and arms very thoroughly before performing a medical operation.
（医生在做手术前）仔细擦洗手和手臂
scrub up well UK informal approving
* said about someone when they have made an effort to make their appearance as tidy and pleasant as possible and they look very attractive and stylish
注重仪表，外表光鲜

1. Mary scrubs up well.
玛丽总是打扮得漂漂亮亮的。

/skrʌb/
noun
PLANTS 植物
[U]
* (an area of land covered with) short trees and bushes, growing on dry ground of low quality
灌木丛（地带）

/skrʌb/
noun
CLEAN 清理
[S]
* when you 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

1. Children, give your hands a good scrub and come and get your dinner!
孩子们，把手洗干净，然后来吃饭！

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - scrub collapse

scrub ★★☆☆☆
1.VERB 动词用力擦洗;刷净 If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：be V-ed adj

【搭配模式】：a N

  • 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。

  • The corridors are scrubbed clean.

    走廊擦得很干净。

  • Scrub is also a noun.

    • The walls needed a good scrub.

      这些墙壁得好好擦洗。

2.VERB 动词擦掉(灰尘、污渍) If you scrub dirt or stains off something, you remove them by rubbing hard.

【语法信息】：V n with off/away

【语法信息】：V n prep

  • I started to scrub off the dirt...

    我开始用力擦拭灰尘。

  • Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.

    马修擦掉了脸上的煤灰。

3.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词(尤指少雨地区的)低矮丛林，灌木丛 Scrub consists of low trees and bushes, especially in an area that has very little rain.

  • ...an area of scrub and woodland.

    一片丛林遍布之地

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - scrub collapse

scrub
scrub / skrQb / verb (-bb-)
1. ~ sth (down) | ~ (at sth) to clean sth by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and usually with soap and water
   擦洗；刷洗:
  ▪ [VN]
   I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor.
   我见他在厨房擦地板呢。
   She scrubbed the counters down with bleach.
   她用漂白剂把柜枱擦洗干净。
  ▪ [V]
   The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue.
   那女人用纸巾擦脸。
  ▪ [VN-ADJ]
   Scrub the vegetables clean.
   把蔬菜刷洗干净。
2. [VN] (informal) to cancel sth that you have arranged to do
   取消(原有安排)
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ 7scrub sth ↔ 'off | 7scrub sth 'off sth
   to remove sth from the surface of an object by rubbing it hard with a brush, etc.
   (用刷子等)刷掉,擦掉:
   This treatment involves scrubbing off the top layer of dead skin.
   这种治疗需要把死皮的表层除去。
▪ 7scrub sth ↔ 'out
   to clean the inside of sth by rubbing it hard with a brush and usually with soap and water
   (用刷子、肥皂等)把某物从里到外擦洗干净
▪ 7scrub 'up (of a doctor, nurse, etc. 医生、护士等)
   to wash your hands and arms before performing a medical operation
   (手术前)擦洗手和臂noun1. [sing.] an act of scrubbing sth
   擦洗；刷洗:
   I've given the floor a good scrub.
   我把地板彻底擦洗了一遍。
2. [U] small bushes and trees
   灌木丛；矮树丛:
   The bird disappeared into the scrub.
   鸟消失在矮树丛中。
3. (also scrub·land) [U] an area of dry land covered with small bushes and trees
   硬叶灌丛带；低矮灌木丛林地ysscrubs [pl.] (technical 术语)
   the special clothes worn by surgeons when they are doing medical operations
   手术衣

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - scrub collapse

scrub

I. noun

1. small trees growing in a dry area

• ADJECTIVE desert miles of desert ~ | low The vegetation consisted of low ~. | dense, thick

• … OF SCRUB patch The horses stood near a patch of ~.

• VERB + SCRUB be covered in, be overgrown with The mountain was covered in ~.

2. cleaning

• ADJECTIVE good I gave the table a good ~.

• VERB + SCRUB give sb/sth

• SCRUB + NOUN brush (AmE) (scrubbing brush in )

II. verb

• ADVERB furiously, vigorously | thoroughly | away, down, out Josh was scrubbing out the fish tank.

• PREPOSITION at She scrubbed at the child's face with a tissue. | from, off He scrubbed the blood from his shoes.

• PHRASES freshly scrubbed his freshly scrubbed face | ~ sth clean The table had been scrubbed clean.

Scrub is used with these nouns as the object: bathroom, floor

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - scrub collapse

scrub verb
⇨ brush

新牛津英语同义词词典 - scrub collapse

scrub1

verb
1 he scrubbed the kitchen floor
SCOUR , rub, brush, sponge, swab, clean, cleanse, wash, wipe.

2 (informal) you could only save that much by scrubbing the Navy
ABOLISH , scrap, throw out, abandon, drop, do away with, give up, discontinue, take away, stop, put an end to, cancel, call off, eliminate, cut, jettison, discard, forget (about), abort; informal axe, ditch, dump, junk.
-opposite(s): KEEP, RESTORE.

scrub2

noun
there the buildings ended and the scrub began
BRUSH , brushwood, scrubland, undergrowth, coppice, copse, thicket.
-opposite(s): FOREST, DESERT, GRASSLAND.

词源记忆 - scrub collapse

scrub 刷洗，擦洗，灌木丛
来自shrub 拼写变体，词义由灌木引申为扫帚，刷子，刷洗，擦洗等。比较broom, 扫帚，原义为灌木。