| [/ˈrʌbə(r); ˋrʌbɚ/] n 用法:
1 [U] tough elastic substance made from the milky juice of certain tropical plants, or synthetically 橡胶; 合成橡胶:
an electric cable insulated with rubber 用橡胶作绝缘材料的电缆 *
[attrib 作定语] a pair of rubber gloves 一副橡皮手套 *
rubber car tyres 橡胶汽车轮胎. 用法:
2 [C] (Brit) (also esp US eraser) (a) piece of this or some other substance for rubbing out pencil or ink marks （擦铅笔或墨水痕迹的）橡皮:
a pencil with a rubber on the end 一端带橡皮的铅笔.
(b) piece of material for rubbing out chalk marks on ablackboard 黑板擦. 用法:
3 [C] (infml esp US) contraceptive sheath; condom 避孕套; 阴茎套. 用法:
4 rubbers [pl] (esp US) waterproof rubber coverings worn over the shoes; galoshes （防水的）橡胶套鞋. rubber 2
[/ˈrʌbə(r); ˋrʌbɚ/] n match of (the best of) three games at bridge, whist, etc （桥牌、 惠斯特等牌戏的）（三局两胜的）比赛:
Let's play another rubber. 咱们再赛个三局两胜吧. *
We can win the rubber 2 games to nil or 2-1. 我们可以以2比零或2比1赢得这三局两胜的比赛. |