scrub
英 [skrʌb]
美 [skrʌb]
- n. 矮树;洗擦;擦洗者;矮小的人(或物)
- vt. 用力擦洗;使净化
- vi. 擦洗;进行手臂消毒
- adj. 矮小的;临时凑合的;次等的
助记提示
1. shrub => scrub.
2. sc- (谐音“时刻”) + rub => 时时刻刻都在擦洗、摩擦(rub).
3. "擦洗"的含义可能源于最初使用矮灌木树的枝条做成的擦洗工具。
双语例句
- 1. It would pay farmers to plough up the scrub and plant wheat.
- 它会出钱雇农民开垦这块低矮丛林来种植麦子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The road winds for miles through parched earth, scrub and cactus.
- 公路蜿蜒数英里,穿过炙烤的大地、灌木丛和仙人掌。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The area was then colonized by scrub.
- 后来这块地灌木丛生。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The walls needed a good scrub.
- 这些墙壁得好好擦洗。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. I got paint on my hands and it won't scrub off.
- 我手上沾上了油漆,擦不掉.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》