rubber
noun
ˈrʌbə
noun
1
a
substance
used
to
make
tyres,
boots
etc,
which
is
made
from
the
juice
of
a
tropical
tree
or
artificially
橡胶; 合成橡胶
U
a
rubber
ball
橡皮球
2
a.
a
small
piece
of
rubber
or
similar
material
used
for
removing
pencil
marks
from
paper
b.
an
object
used
for
cleaning
marks
from
a
BLACKBOARD
黑板擦;
C | BrE AmE AmE ;
3
a
CONDOM
[美，非正式] 避孕套
C | AmE informal
4
rubbers
rubber
shoes
or
boots
that
you
wear
over
ordinary
shoes
when
it
rains
or
snows
[美，过时] 橡胶套鞋〔雨天或雪天时套在平常穿的鞋子外面〕;
plural 复数 | AmE old-fashioned
5
a
series
of
games
of
BRIDGE
or
CRICKET
〔桥牌或板球的〕一盘
C
6
the
piece
of
white
rubber
where
the
PITCHER
(=person
who
throws
the
ball)
stands
in
a
baseball
game
〔棒球比赛中投手站的〕投手板，本垒板
C