[VERB 动词]揉；按摩；搓 If you rub a part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards and forwards over it while pressing firmly.
[V n]
[V prep/adv]
He rubbed his arms and stiff legs...
他按摩着自己的胳膊和僵硬的双腿。
'I fell in a ditch', he said, rubbing at a scrape on his hand.
“我掉进沟里了”，他一边说着，一边揉着手上的擦伤。
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[VERB 动词]摩擦；蹭 If you rub against a surface or rub a part of your body against a surface, you move it backwards and forwards while pressing it against the surface.
[V prep]
[V n prep]
A cat was rubbing against my leg...
一只猫在我腿上蹭来蹭去。
He kept rubbing his leg against mine.
他不停地用腿蹭我的腿。
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[VERB 动词]（用布）擦干，擦净，擦拭 If you rub an object or a surface, you move a cloth backward and forward over it in order to clean or dry it.
[V n]
[V]
She took off her glasses and rubbed them hard...
她摘下眼镜使劲擦着。
He rubbed and rubbed but couldn't seem to get clean.
他擦了又擦，可就是擦不干净。
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[VERB 动词]涂抹；搽；擦去 If you rub a substance into a surface or rub something such as dirt from a surface, you spread it over the surface or remove it from the surface using your hand or something such as a cloth.
[V n prep]
He rubbed oil into my back...
他往我的背上抹油
I pretended to rub a fleck of grit from one eye.
我假装拭去一只眼睛里的沙粒。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]相互摩擦；揉搓 If you rub two things together or if they rub together, they move backwards and forwards, pressing against each other.
[V n together]
[V together]
He rubbed his hands together a few times.
他搓了几下手。
...the 650-mile rift that separates the Pacific and North American geological plates as they rub together.
太平洋和北美洲地质板块相互摩擦时产生的一条长达650英里的裂缝
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[VERB 动词]擦伤；磨痛 If something you are wearing or holding rubs, it makes you sore because it keeps moving backwards and forwards against your skin.
[V]
[Also V n]
Smear cream on to your baby's skin at the edges of the plaster to prevent it from rubbing.
在宝宝贴膏药的皮肤边缘涂上护肤霜，以防止膏药擦伤皮肤。
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[N-SING 单数名词]困难；难处；障碍Rub is used in expressions such as there's the rub and the rub is when you are mentioning a difficulty that makes something hard or impossible to achieve.
[the N]
[FORMAL 正式]
'What do you want to write about?'. And there was the rub, because I didn't yet know.
“你想写什么？”难就难在这儿，因为我还不知道写什么。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]按摩 A massage can be referred to as a rub .
[usu sing]
She sometimes asks if I want a back rub.
她有时会问我想不想做个背部按摩。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]按摩膏；面膜 A rub is a substance that you massage into your skin.
[usu with supp]
...a fresh cucumber rub for your whole face.
用新鲜黄瓜给整张脸做的面膜
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See also:
rubbing
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[PHRASE 短语]（尤用于美国英语）和（名人）接触，和（名人）交往 If you rub shoulders with famous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that you rub elbows with someone, especially in American English.
[V inflects]
He regularly rubbed shoulders with the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Kylie Minogue.
他经常与伊丽莎白·泰勒和凯莉·米洛这样的人接触。
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[PHRASE 短语]无意中冒犯；无意中惹恼 If you rub someone up the wrong way in British English, or rub someone the wrong way in American English, you offend or annoy them without intending to.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
What are you going to get out of him if you rub him up the wrong way?
你要是不小心把他惹毛了，你有什么好处？
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to rub someone's nose in it→see:
nose
； to rub salt into the wound→see:
salt
；
相关词组：
rub along
rub down
rub in
rub off
rub out
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rub★/rʌb; NAmErʌb/
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rubrubsrubbedrubbingverb★(-bb-)1★[transitive , intransitive ]to move your hand, or sth such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing firmly 擦；磨；搓rubsth ◆She rubbed her chin thoughtfully.她若有所思地抚摩着下巴。rubsth/yourself with sth ◆Rub the surface with sandpaper before painting.用砂纸打磨表面，然后再上油漆。rubsth/yourself against sth ◆The cat rubbed itself against my legs.猫在我腿上蹭来蹭去。rubat sth ◆I rubbed at the stain on the cloth.我擦了擦布上的污渍。rubagainst sth ◆Animals had been rubbing against the trees.动物一直在这些树上蹭来蹭去。rubsth/yourself + adj. ◆Rub the surface smooth.将表面擦光。2★[transitive , intransitive ]to press two surfaces against each other and move them backwards and forwards; to be pressed together and move in this way （使）相互磨擦；搓rubsth (together) ◆She rubbed her hands in delight.她高兴得直搓手。rub(together) ◆It sounded like two pieces of wood rubbing together.听起来就像是两块木头在一起磨擦。3★[intransitive , transitive ](of a surface 表面)to move backwards and forwards many times against sth while pressing it, especially causing pain or damage 磨，摩擦（尤指引起疼痛或损害）◆The back of my shoe is rubbing.我的鞋后跟磨脚。rubon/against sth ◆The wheel is rubbing on the mudguard.车轮蹭着挡泥板了。rubsth (+ adj.) ◆The horse's neck was rubbed raw(= until the skin came off)where the rope had been. 马脖子上套过缰绳的地方皮都给磨掉了。4★[transitive ]rubsth + adv./prep. to spread a liquid or other substance over a surface while pressing firmly 涂；抹；搽◆She rubbed the lotion into her skin.她把润肤液揉搓进皮肤里。IDIOMSrub sb's ˈnose in it( informal) to keep reminding sb in an unkind way of their past mistakes 揭疮疤；不断恶意提起某人以往的过失rub ˈsalt into the wound | rub ˈsalt into sb's woundsto make a difficult experience even more difficult for sb 在伤口上抹盐；使雪上加霜rub ˈshoulders with sb(NAmE alsorub ˈelbows with sb)to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job 与某名人接触（或交往）rub sb up the wrong ˈway( BrE) (NAmErub sb the wrong ˈway)( informal) to make sb annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying sth that offends them （无意中）惹人生气，触怒别人☞more at
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PHRASAL VERBSˌrub aˈlong (with sb/together)( BrE) ( informal) (of two people 两个人)to live or work together in a friendly enough way 相处融洽；和谐共事ˌrub sb/oneself/sth↔ˈdownto rub the skin of a person, horse, etc. hard with sth to make it clean and dry 将（人、马等）彻底擦干ˌrub sth↔ˈdownto make sth smooth by rubbing it with a special material （用特别材料）将某物打磨光滑ˌrub it ˈin | ˌrub sth ˈin[no passive ]to keep reminding sb of sth they feel embarrassed about and want to forget 反复提及令人尴尬的事；触及痛处◆I know I was stupid; you don't have to rub it in.我知道我当时很愚蠢，你不必老提这件事。ˌrub ˈoff (on/onto sb)(of personal qualities, behaviour, opinions, etc. 人的品质、行为、观点等)to become part of a person's character as a result of that person spending time with sb who has those qualities, etc. 感染；传给◆Her sense of fun has rubbed off on her children.她的幽默感已经传给了她的孩子。ˌrub sth↔ˈoff (sth) | ˌrub ˈoffto remove sth or to be removed by rubbing （被）擦掉，抹掉◆She rubbed off the dead skin.她擦掉了死皮。◆The gold colouring had begun to rub off.金黄色已经开始剥落了。◆( BrE) If you write on the blackboard, rub it off at the end of the lesson.如果你在黑板上写字，下课时要擦掉。ˌrub sb↔ˈout( NAmE) ( slang) to murder sb 干掉；做掉ˌrub sth↔ˈout( BrE) (alsoeraseNAmE,BrE)to remove the marks made by a pencil, etc, using a rubber/eraser用橡皮擦掉（字迹等）◆to rub out a mistake用橡皮擦掉错处noun1[countable , usually singular ]an act of rubbing a surface 擦；抹；搓；揉◆She gave her knee a quick rub.她很快地揉了揉膝盖。2the rub[singular ]( formalorhumorous) a problem or difficulty 问题；困难◆The hotel is in the middle of nowhere and there lies the rub.We don't have a car. 难就难在旅馆很偏远，我们又没有汽车。rub/rʌb; NAmErʌb/
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rubrub1 /rʌb/ ●●●S2 verb (past tense and past participle rubbed, present participle rubbing)
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1[intransitive, transitive] to move your hand, or something such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing firmly → strokerub your nose/chin/eyes/forehead etc She yawned and rubbed her eyes.rub something with something She began rubbing her hair with a towel. You’ll have to rub harder if you want to get it clean. I hurriedly rubbed myself dry.► see thesaurus at
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2[intransitive, transitive] to make something press against something else and move it aroundrub something against/on something She stood by the oven, rubbing one bare foot against the other.rub against The cat purred loudly, rubbing against her legs.rub something together We tried to make a fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together. He rubbed his hands together with embarrassment.3[intransitive, transitive] if shoes, clothes, or parts of a machine rub, they move around while pressing against another surface, often causing pain or damage: Badly fitting shoes are bound to rub.rub against/on The front left fender was smashed and rubbing against the wheel. The skin under my sock was rubbed raw (=the skin had come off).4[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put a substance into or onto a surface by pressing it and moving it about with your fingers or something such as a cloth: Can you rub some sun cream on my back for me?5rub shoulders with somebody informal (also rub elbows with somebody American English) to meet and spend time with people, especially rich and famous people: As a reporter he gets to rub shoulders with all the big names in politics.6rub salt into the wound informal to make a bad situation even worse for someone7rub somebody up the wrong way British English informal, rub somebody the wrong way American English informal to annoy someone by the things you say or do, usually without intending to8be rubbing your hands informal to be pleased because something has happened which gives you an advantage, especially because something bad has happened to someone else9rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt informal to keep reminding someone about something they did wrong or failed to do, especially in order to punish them10not have two pennies/halfpennies/beans to rub together British English old-fashioned to not have any moneyrub along phrasal verb British English informalto have a friendly relationship with someoneSYN get along: We rub along well most of the time.rub along with/together By and large the Poles and Germans of the city had shown that they could rub along together.rub down phrasal verb1to make a surface smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper: That door needs rubbing down before you paint it.2to dry a person or animal by rubbing them with a cloth,towel etc: The groom rubbed down the horses.3to massage someone, especially after exerciserub in phrasal verb informalto remind someone about something they want to forget, especially because they are embarrassed about it: Was he trying to rub in the fact that he didn’t think much of me? I know I should have been more careful, but there’s no need to keep rubbing it in.rub off phrasal verb1to remove something from a surface by rubbing it, or to come off a surface because of being rubbedrub something off something Jack rubbed the mud off his face.rub something ↔ off She rubbed off her lipstick and eye shadow. Some of the gold paint had begun to rub off.2if a feeling, quality, or habit rubs off on you, you start to have it because you are with another person who has itrub off on She refused to give up, and her confidence rubbed off on the others.rub out phrasal verb1British English to remove writing, a picture etc from a surface by rubbing it with a piece of rubber, a cloth etcSYN erase: Draw the outline lightly with a soft pencil. This can be rubbed out later.2American English old-fashioned informal to murder someone
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1give somebody/something a rub to rub something or massage someone for a short time: Give the table a good rub with a damp cloth.2there’s/here’s the rub literary used when saying that a particular problem is the reason why a situation is so difficult – often used humorously
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