rub
noun
Definitions of rub noun
- Countable(可數名詞)
The act of moving something back and forth repeatedly against another surface.
擦；摩擦
He carefully rubbed her hair to dry it.
他小心翼翼地揉搓她的頭髮，想把它弄乾。
She rubbed her cold hands together to warm them up.
她揉搓冰冷的雙手來取暖。
He gave his eyes a quick rub, trying to see more clearly.
他快速揉了揉眼睛，想看得更清楚。
verb
Definitions of rub verb
- B2Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To move a hand or cloth repeatedly back and forth over a surface, applying some pressure.
（來回地）摩擦；揉搓
She rubbed her eyes, looking very sleepy.
她揉著眼睛，看起來非常睏。
He tried to rub the stain off his pants, but made it worse.
他試著擦掉褲子上的污漬，但反而弄得更糟。
We rubbed some polish onto the wood surface.
我們在木頭表面上擦了一些亮光劑。
Idioms
- rub shoulders (with)
to interact with and spend time in close proximity to someone, often implying social interaction.
（與某人）接觸；（與某人）交往；（與某人）混雜。
• She claims that she rubs shoulders with royalty all the time.
她聲稱自己經常與王室成員接觸。
- rub someone's nose in it
To repeatedly remind someone of a past mistake or failure, often in a way that is intended to make them feel embarrassed or humiliated.
揭人短處
• After he lost the game, his opponent kept rubbing his nose in it, which was really like rubbing salt into the wound.
他輸掉比賽後，對手一直揭他的瘡疤，這真的是在傷口上撒鹽。
- rub salt in/into the wound
To exacerbate an already unpleasant situation, making it even more distressing or painful for someone.
在傷口上撒鹽
• It was bad enough that she was fired, but him constantly bringing up her mistakes was like rubbing salt in the wound.
她被解雇已經夠糟糕了，但他不斷提起她的錯誤，就像在傷口上撒鹽。
- rub someone up the wrong way
To unintentionally irritate or offend someone; to cause annoyance.
（無意間）惹惱某人
• She always seems to rub her colleagues up the wrong way without meaning to.
她似乎總是在無意間惹惱她的同事。
Phrasal Verbs of rub
- rub off
When a trait or attribute possessed by someone influences others, leading them to adopt it after interaction and learning from that person.
感染，影響
• His positive attitude began to rub off on the people around him.
他的積極態度開始影響到他周圍的人。
- rub something down
to polish or smooth the surface of something using a coarse cloth, brush, or paper until it becomes clean and glistening
磨光；擦亮；擦乾淨
• Before starting to paint, she rubbed the wood down to ensure better adhesion.
在開始上漆之前，她將木頭磨光以確保更好的附著力。
- rub along
When two individuals coexist or collaborate effectively in a satisfactory manner.
相處和睦；關係融洽；合作默契
• Despite their differing views, we managed to rub along well in the project.
儘管他們觀點不同，我們在項目中還是相處得很好。
- rub something out
to erase writing or marks by using a rubber or cloth to rub over them
擦掉
• He rubbed out the wrong answer with an eraser.
他用橡皮擦擦掉了錯誤的答案。
- rub something in
to remind someone of a matter they wish to forget because it makes them uncomfortable or regretful
揭人短處
• He always likes to bring up my job loss; it's really rubbing it in.
他總喜歡提起我失業的事，這真的讓人很不舒服。
- rub something/someone down
to dry an animal or person using a cloth
擦乾
• After the rain, I rubbed the dog down with a towel.
下雨後，我用毛巾把狗擦乾。
- rub someone out
to kill someone intentionally
謀殺某人；除掉某人
• In the mafia, the consequence of betrayal is to be rubbed out.
在黑手黨中，背叛的代價就是被除掉。