rubs

1. vt. 擦; 搓; 揉 move one thing backwards and forwards on the surface of (another)
2. vt. & vi. 接触; 摩擦 come into, or be in, contact with, by a sliding or up and down movement

• rub briskly轻快地搓
• rub incessantly不停地摩擦
• rub injuriously致伤地摩擦
• rub mechanically机械地摩擦
• rub skillfully熟练地揉
• rub along勉强相处
• rub down a horse把马梳洗得光滑
• rub down rough points把粗糙的尖端擦光
• rub in擦进表层
• rub off colour使颜色显得暗淡
• rub off rust擦掉铁锈
• rub sb out把某人干掉
• rub through勉强渡过
• rub together互相摩擦

• rub against使…沾上
• rub sth into the skin把某物擦进皮肤
• rub out of sth擦某物
• rub with stone用石块摩擦

rub off擦掉；使显得暗淡

rub shoulders with与……接触，并肩

rub off on感染；沾上；由于摩擦而在…上留下痕迹

rub it in[美俚]反复讲别人不爱听的事；（故意）触人痛处

rub in v. 用力擦入；反复讲

rub up vt. 擦亮；揉和；激起

rub on勉强度过

rub out擦掉，擦去

rub elbows交际，接触

rub down按摩，用力擦遍；擦掉

rub up against接近…

rub against v. 摩擦

1. I rubbed the window with a cloth.
   我用一块布擦窗子。
2. We may have to rub polish on the floor.
   我们可能得在地板上涂上光剂了。
3. He asked me to rub up the silver.
   他让我把银器擦一擦。
4. The wheel's rubbing on the mudguard.
   车轮蹭著了挡泥板。
5. It is an Eskimo custom to rub noses as a greeting.
   相互摩擦鼻子以示问候是爱斯基摩人的习俗。
6. He rubbed his hands to keep them warm.
   他揉搓着双手来取暖。
7. His laziness was beginning to rub me.
   他的懒惰开始激怒我了。

1. We need money badly, but there's the rub: no one will lend us any.
   我们急需要钱,但困难的是:谁也不会借钱给我们。
2. There lies the rub.
   障碍就在这。
3. Mum has given the spoons a good rub to make them clean.
   妈妈已经把这些匙擦干净了。