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scrub n.矮树丛；身体矮小的人；v.用力擦洗 scrub (v.) "rub hard," early 15c., earlier shrubben (c.1300), perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schrubben "to scrub," or from an unrecorded Old English cognate, or from a Scandinavian source (such as Danish skrubbe "to scrub"), probably ultimately from the Proto-Germanic root of shrub, used as a cleaning tool (compare the evolution of broom, brush (n.1)).Meaning "to cancel" is attested from 1828 (popularized during World War II with reference to flights), probably from notion of "to rub out, erase" an entry on a listing. Related: Scrubbed; scrubbing.scrub (n.1) late 14c., "low, stunted tree," variant of shrobbe (see shrub), perhaps influenced by a Scandinavian word (such as Danish dialectal skrub "a stunted tree, brushwood"). Collective sense "brush, shrubs" is attested from 1805. As an adjective from 1710. Scrub oak recorded from 1766.Transferred sense of "mean, insignificant fellow" is from 1580s; U.S. sports meaning "athlete not on the varsity team" is recorded from 1892, probably from this, but compare scrub "hard-working servant, drudge" (1709), perhaps from influence of scrub (v.).scrub (n.2) "act of scrubbing," 1620s, from scrub (v.). Meaning "thing that is used in scrubbing" is from 1680s. 【记】shrub(灌木从)的变体；音：水刮吧，用水刮吧，洗干净；s + 音：刮 + rub，刮吧刮吧；连起来：用矮树丛来擦洗，实验室里的象矮树丛的刷子来擦洗试管

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[skrʌb] 【英】 n. 矮树丛 (shrub)；身体矮小的人(a person of insignificant size)【例】 It is so dry that only isolated trees and low scrub can survive there.scrub[skrAb]v. 用力擦洗【英】 v. 用力擦洗(to clean with hard rubbing; scour)【例】 (1) It is so dry that only isolated trees and low scrub can survive there. (2) scrub the floor n. 矮树丛; 身体矮小的人; 地位低微的人【记】源于: shrub(n 灌木丛)

单词	scrub
音标	[skrʌb]
解释	n.矮树丛；身体矮小的人；v.用力擦洗
红宝书	【英】 n. 矮树丛 (shrub)；身体矮小的人(a person of insignificant size) 【例】 It is so dry that only isolated trees and low scrub can survive there.scrub[skrAb]v. 用力擦洗【英】 v. 用力擦洗(to clean with hard rubbing; scour) 【例】 (1) It is so dry that only isolated trees and low scrub can survive there. (2) scrub the floor
字源	scrub (v.) "rub hard," early 15c., earlier shrubben (c.1300), perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schrubben "to scrub," or from an unrecorded Old English cognate, or from a Scandinavian source (such as Danish skrubbe "to scrub"), probably ultimately from the Proto-Germanic root of shrub, used as a cleaning tool (compare the evolution of broom, brush (n.1)). Meaning "to cancel" is attested from 1828 (popularized during World War II with reference to flights), probably from notion of "to rub out, erase" an entry on a listing. Related: Scrubbed; scrubbing. scrub (n.1) late 14c., "low, stunted tree," variant of shrobbe (see shrub), perhaps influenced by a Scandinavian word (such as Danish dialectal skrub "a stunted tree, brushwood"). Collective sense "brush, shrubs" is attested from 1805. As an adjective from 1710. Scrub oak recorded from 1766. Transferred sense of "mean, insignificant fellow" is from 1580s; U.S. sports meaning "athlete not on the varsity team" is recorded from 1892, probably from this, but compare scrub "hard-working servant, drudge" (1709), perhaps from influence of scrub (v.). scrub (n.2) "act of scrubbing," 1620s, from scrub (v.). Meaning "thing that is used in scrubbing" is from 1680s.
不择手段背单词	n. 矮树丛; 身体矮小的人; 地位低微的人【记】源于: shrub(n 灌木丛)
趣味全助记	【记】shrub(灌木从)的变体；音：水刮吧，用水刮吧，洗干净；s + 音：刮 + rub，刮吧刮吧；连起来：用矮树丛来擦洗，实验室里的象矮树丛的刷子来擦洗试管

Scrub Low Meaning 英 N Insignificant 例 Dry