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[/skrʌb; skrʌb/] n [U] (land covered with) underdeveloped trees or shrubs 发育不良的矮树丛（地带）:
clear the scrub and plough the land 消除矮树丛後开垦这片地 *
[attrib 作定语] `scrub-oak 矮栎, `scrub-pine, ie dwarf or underdeveloped types 矮松. scrub 2
[/skrʌb; skrʌb/] v (-bb-)用法:
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p, Cn.a] ~ sth (down/out) clean sth thoroughly by rubbing hard, esp with a brush and soap and water 彻底擦洗某物; （尤指用肥皂和水）刷洗:
He's down on his knees, scrubbing (away). 他跪在地上擦洗（起来）. *
scrub the floor 刷洗地板 *
Scrub the walls down before painting them. 先把墙刷乾净再上漆. *
scrub out a saucepan 把长柄锅刷乾净 *
Scrub the table-top clean. 把桌面擦洗乾净. 用法:
2 [Tn] (infml) cancel (a plan, etc) 取消（计画等）:
We wanted to go for a picnic, but we had to scrub it because of the rain. 我们原想去野餐, 後来因为下雨而取消了. *
It costs 10 per metre, no, scrub that (ie ignore what I've just said), it costs 12 per metre. 这个价钱是每米 10 英镑, 不, 应该说是每米 12 英镑. 用法:
3 (phr v) scrub sth away/off remove sth by scrubbing 将某物擦洗掉或刷洗掉:
scrub the grease away 把油渍刷洗掉 *
scrub the dirt off the shelf 把书架上的土擦掉. scrub up (medical 医) (of a surgeon) wash one's hands and arms thoroughly before an operation （指外科医生）（施行手术前）擦洗手和胳膊. scrub 3
n [sing] act of scrubbing 擦洗; 刷洗:
give the floor a good scrub 把地面好好刷洗一番. |