rub
verb
noun
rʌb
verb
1
to
move
your
hand,
or
something
such
as
a
cloth,
backwards
and
forwards
over
a
surface
while
pressing
firmly
擦，摩擦;
I,T
rub
your
nose/chin/eyes/forehead
etc
She
yawned
and
rubbed
her
eyes.
她打了个哈欠，揉了揉眼睛。
rub
sth
with
sth
She
began
rubbing
her
hair
with
a
towel.
她开始用毛巾擦头发。
You’ll
have
to
rub
harder
if
you
want
to
get
it
clean.
如果你想把它弄干净就得更使劲地擦。
I
hurriedly
rubbed
myself
dry.
我赶紧把自己擦干。
2
to
make
something
press
against
something
else
and
move
it
around
使…相互摩擦，揉，搓
I,T
rub
sth
against/on
sth
She
stood
by
the
oven,
rubbing
one
bare
foot
against
the
other.
她站在烤箱旁边，两只光脚丫互相蹭着。
[+
against
]
The
cat
purred
loudly,
rubbing
against
her
legs.
那只猫咕噜咕噜地大声叫着，在她的腿上蹭来蹭去。
rub
sth
together
We
tried
to
make
a
fire
by
rubbing
two
pieces
of
wood
together.
我们用两块木头相互摩擦，试图生出火来。
He
rubbed
his
hands
together
with
embarrassment.
他尴尬地搓着手。
3
if
shoes,
clothes,
or
parts
of
a
machine
rub,
they
move
around
while
pressing
against
another
surface,
often
causing
pain
or
damage
磨，蹭; 磨损; 磨痛
I,T
Badly
fitting
shoes
are
bound
to
rub.
不合脚的鞋子肯定磨脚。
[+
against/on
]
The
front
left
fender
was
smashed
and
rubbing
against
the
wheel.
左前轮挡泥板被撞碎，蹭到了轮子。
The
skin
under
my
sock
was
rubbed
raw
(=the
skin
had
come
off)
.
我穿着袜子，脚都磨破了。
4
to
put
a
substance
into
or
onto
a
surface
by
pressing
it
and
moving
it
about
with
your
fingers
or
something
such
as
a
cloth
涂，抹，搽
T always + adv/prep
Can
you
rub
some
sun
cream
on
my
back
for
me?
给我的背上涂些防晒霜好吗？
5
rub shoulders with sb rub elbows with sb
also
又作
to
meet
and
spend
time
with
people,
especially
rich
and
famous
people
与某人交往〔尤指富人和名人〕
informal AmE
As
a
reporter
he
gets
to
rub
shoulders
with
all
the
big
names
in
politics.
作为记者，他有机会与政界所有的大人物打交道。
6
rub salt into the wound
to
make
a
bad
situation
even
worse
for
someone
[非正式] 加深〔某人的〕痛苦
informal
7
rub sb up the wrong way rub sb the wrong way
to
annoy
someone
by
the
things
you
say
or
do,
usually
without
intending
to
〔一般指无意地〕惹恼某人，触怒某人
BrE informal ; AmE informal
8
be rubbing your hands
to
be
pleased
because
something
has
happened
which
gives
you
an
advantage,
especially
because
something
bad
has
happened
to
someone
else
[非正式] 〔因某事发生给自己带来好处而〕高兴地搓着手〔尤指幸灾乐祸〕
informal
9
rub sb’s nose in it/in the dirt
to
keep
reminding
someone
about
something
they
did
wrong
or
failed
to
do,
especially
in
order
to
punish
them
[非正式] 不断提起某人的过失，揭某人的伤疤〔尤指为了惩罚某人〕
informal
10
not have two pennies/halfpennies/beans to rub together
10.
to
not
have
any
money
[英，过时] 身无分文
BrE old-fashioned
11
to
have
a
friendly
relationship
with
someone
与…相处融洽;
We
rub
along
well
most
of
the
time.
我们大部分时间都相处得很好。
[+
with/together
]
By
and
large
the
Poles
and
Germans
of
the
city
had
shown
that
they
could
rub
along
together.
总的来说，城里的波兰人和德国人能友好相处。
12
to
make
a
surface
smooth
by
rubbing
it
with
SANDPAPER
〔用砂纸〕把…打磨光滑
That
door
needs
rubbing
down
before
you
paint
it.
那扇门需要打磨一下再上油漆。
13
to
dry
a
person
or
animal
by
rubbing
them
with
a
cloth,
TOWEL
etc
〔用布、毛巾等〕把…擦干
The
groom
rubbed
down
the
horses.
马夫把马儿擦干。
14
to
MASSAGE
someone,
especially
after
exercise
给…按摩〔尤指运动之后〕
15
to
remind
someone
about
something
they
want
to
forget,
especially
because
they
are
embarrassed
about
it
提及〔某人感到尴尬之事〕; 触及〔某人痛处〕
Was
he
trying
to
rub
in
the
fact
that
he
didn’t
think
much
of
me?
他是不是在提醒我他并不认为我怎么样？
I
know
I
should
have
been
more
careful,
but
there’s
no
need
to
keep
rubbing
it
in
.
我知道我应该更小心点儿，但是你也没有必要老在提呀。
16
to
remove
something
from
a
surface
by
rubbing
it,
or
to
come
off
a
surface
because
of
being
rubbed
擦掉，磨去; 〔因摩擦而〕脱落，磨掉
rub
sth
off
sth
Jack
rubbed
the
mud
off
his
face.
杰克把脸上的污泥擦掉。
rub
sth
↔
off
She
rubbed
off
her
lipstick
and
eye
shadow.
她擦掉口红和眼影。
Some
of
the
gold
paint
had
begun
to
rub
off.
有些金漆已经磨掉了。
17
if
a
feeling,
quality,
or
habit
rubs
off
on
you,
you
start
to
have
it
because
you
are
with
another
person
who
has
it
〔感情、品质或习惯〕感染，影响
[+
on
]
She
refused
to
give
up,
and
her
confidence
rubbed
off
on
the
others.
她不肯放弃，她的自信心也感染了其他人。
18
to
remove
writing,
a
picture
etc
from
a
surface
by
rubbing
it
with
a
piece
of
rubber,
a
cloth
etc
[英] 〔用橡皮、布等〕把〔字迹、图等〕擦掉;
BrE
Draw
the
outline
lightly
with
a
soft
pencil.
This
can
be
rubbed
out
later.
用一支软铅笔淡淡地画出轮廓，回头可以擦掉。
19
to
murder
someone
[美，过时，非正式] 杀掉，干掉〔某人〕
AmE old-fashioned informal
noun
20
give sb/sth a rub
to
rub
something
or
MASSAGE
someone
for
a
short
time
把某物擦一擦; 给某人揉一揉
Give
the
table
a
good
rub
with
a
damp
cloth.
用湿布好好擦一擦桌子。
21
there’s/here’s the rub
used
when
saying
that
a
particular
problem
is
the
reason
why
a
situation
is
so
difficult
–
often
used
humorously
[文] 困难在于那里/这里〔常为幽默用法〕
literary