[VERB 动词]用力擦洗;刷净 If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.
[V n]
[be V-ed adj]
[a N]
Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating...
外科医生们在做手术前开始用肥皂和水清洗双手和胳膊。
The corridors are scrubbed clean.
走廊擦得很干净。
Scrub is also a noun.
The walls needed a good scrub.
这些墙壁得好好擦洗。
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[VERB 动词]擦掉(灰尘、污渍) If you scrub dirt or stains off something, you remove them by rubbing hard.
[V n with off/away]
[V n prep]
I started to scrub off the dirt...
我开始用力擦拭灰尘。
Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.
马修擦掉了脸上的煤灰。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](尤指少雨地区的)低矮丛林,灌木丛Scrub consists of low trees and bushes, especially in an area that has very little rain.
...an area of scrub and woodland.
一片丛林遍布之地
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scrub/skrʌb; NAmEskrʌb/
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scrubscrubsscrubbedscrubbingverb(-bb-)1[transitive , intransitive ]to clean sth by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and usually with soap and water 擦洗;刷洗scrubsth/yourself ◆I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor.我发现他在厨房擦地板。scrubsth/yourself down ◆She scrubbed the counters down with bleach.她用漂白剂把柜枱擦洗干净。scrub(at sth) ◆The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue.那女人用纸巾擦脸。scrubsth/yourself + adj. ◆Scrub the vegetables clean.把蔬菜刷洗干净。2[transitive ]scrubsth ( informal) to cancel sth that you have arranged to do 取消(原有安排)PHRASAL VERBSˌscrub sth↔ˈoff | scrub sth off sthto remove sth from the surface of an object by rubbing it hard with a brush, etc. (用刷子等)刷掉,擦掉◆This treatment involves scrubbing off the top layer of dead skin.这种治疗需要把死皮的表层除去。ˌscrub sth↔ˈoutto clean the inside of sth by rubbing it hard with a brush and usually with soap and water (用刷子、肥皂等)把某物从里到外擦洗干净ˌscrub ˈup(of a doctor, nurse, etc. 医生、护士等)to wash your hands and arms before performing a medical operation (手术前)擦洗手和臂noun1[singular ]an act of scrubbingsth 擦洗;刷洗◆I've given the floor a good scrub.我把地板彻底擦洗了一遍。2[uncountable ]small bushes and trees 灌木丛;矮树丛◆The bird disappeared into the scrub.鸟消失在矮树丛中。3(alsoscrub·land)[uncountable ]an area of dry land covered with small bushes and trees 硬叶灌丛带;低矮灌木丛林地4scrubs[plural ]( technical 术语) the special clothes worn by surgeonswhen they are doing medical operations 手术衣scrub/skrʌb; NAmEskrʌb/
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scrubscrub1 /skrʌb/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle scrubbed, present participle scrubbing)
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1[intransitive, transitive] to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush, in order to clean it: She was on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor. He scrubbed the dirt off his boots. The table needs to be scrubbed clean.scrub at She scrubbed at her face with a tissue.► see thesaurus at
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2[transitive] informal to decide not to do something that you had plannedSYN cancel: We scrubbed the idea in the end.3[transitive] to remove carbon dioxide from the gas that results from burning coal, before letting it out into the air: The liquid is used to scrub carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust gases.scrub out phrasal verbto clean the inside of a place thoroughly: The rooms are all scrubbed out once a week.scrub up phrasal verbto wash your hands and arms before doing a medical operation
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1[uncountable] low bushes and trees that grow in very dry soil2[singular] especially British English if you give something a scrub, you clean it by rubbing it hard: I gave the floor a good scrub.
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