一、详细释义:


n.

擦洗,刷洗


例句:

This dirty floor wants a scrub.

这地板脏了,须要擦洗一下。


例句:

The floor needs a good scrub.

这地板需要好好擦洗一下。


低矮丛林,灌木丛 [U]


例句:

We found the animal on a scrub hill.

我们在一个灌木丛生的丘陵上找到这动物。


例句:

This is an area of scrub and woodland.

这是一片丛林遍布之地。


矮小的人(或物)

v.

用力擦洗,刷净,擦掉 [I,T]


例句:

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。


例句:

The corridors are scrubbed clean.

走廊擦得很干净。


取消(原有安排) [I,T]


例句:

Because of the bad weather, we halve to scrub round the football-match.

因天气不好,我们不得不取消这场足球比赛。


例句:

We had to scrub our plans for vacation.

我们不得不取消度假计划。


二、词义辨析:


clean,clear,sweep,dust,mop,wipe,scrub

这些动词均有“使干净”之意。 clean是这些动词中最常用的词,指将某物或某处的污物等清除掉,弄干净。 clear指清除不要的东西。 sweep指用扫帚等进行清扫,也用作比喻。 dust指将积落在物体表面的尘土抹去、掸掉或擦去以保干净。 mop侧重指用拖把擦洗地板,有时也指擦干净或擦去。 wipe多指用布、纸等物把东西擦净,也指擦掉某物。 scrub指用硬刷、肥皂或水用力地擦洗某物。


三、相关短语:


scrub brush

n. 板刷


scrub typhus

丛林斑疹伤寒,恙虫病


scrub oak

胭脂栎


scrub pine

威忌州松


scrub nurse

【医】 手术助理护士(洗手护士)


四、参考例句:


The country is covered in scrub.

这一地区为矮灌木丛覆盖。


I started to scrub off the dirt.

我开始擦除灰尘。


This is an area of scrub and woodland.

这是一片丛林遍布之地。


We had to scrub our plans for vacation.

我们不得不取消度假计划。


We found the animal on a scrub hill.

我们在一个灌木丛生的丘陵上找到这动物。


We scrub the floors to get them clean.

我们擦洗地板把它们打扫干净。


Australia's native dung beetles are scrub and woodland dwellers.

澳大利亚的土生金龟子在灌木丛和林地中生活。


You'll have to scrub hard at that stain to get it out.

你得使劲擦洗才能够把那块污迹去掉。


He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.

他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。


Are you sure my scrub caps weren't in the laundry delivery?

你确定我的手术帽没送去干洗店?