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rub
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- Conjugation :
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rubbed
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rubbing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- rub
[r^b]
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1.
vt.
(with hand，fingers) 揉
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2.
vt.
(with cloth，substance) 擦
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to rub sth with sth
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将某物涂抹在某物上
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to rub sth onto {or} into sth
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用某物揉擦某物
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to rub one's hands (together)
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搓手
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to rub sb up {or} > rub sb the wrong way
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[US] [inf] 惹恼某人
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- rub
[rʌb]
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1.
verb
擦，摩擦，揉擦
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2.
vt.
使摩擦
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3.
vt.
抓，挠
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4.
vt.
擦上，涂上
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5.
vi.
擦去，磨去
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6.
vt.
磨光，擦亮
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7.
vi.
磨损，擦破
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8.
noun
[Person Name]
鲁布
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9.
n.[c]
意外的障碍，始料未及的困难
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10.
n.[c]
摩擦，擦
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He gave the hood a quick rub.
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他把那个罩子快速擦拭了一遍。
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11.
n.[c]
[Singular]
伤人感情的事，恼人的经历
Collins English-English Dictionary
- rub
[r^b]
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1.
vb
to apply pressure and friction to (something) with a circular or backward and forward motion
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2.
vb
to move (something) with pressure along, over, or against (a surface)
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3.
vb
to chafe or fray
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to bring into a certain condition by rubbing
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rub it clean
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to spread with pressure, esp in order to cause to be absorbed
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he rubbed ointment into his back
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6.
vt.
[foll by off, out, away, etc]
to remove or be removed by rubbing
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7.
vt.
[bowls]
(of a bowl) to be slowed or deflected by an uneven patch on the green
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8.
vt.
[tr; often foll by together]
to move against each other with pressure and friction (esp in the phrases rub one's hands, often a sign of glee, anticipation, or satisfaction, and rub noses, a greeting among the Inuit)
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9.
n
the act of rubbing
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10.
n
something that hurts the feelings or annoys; rebuke
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11.
n
[bowls]
an uneven patch in the green
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12.
n
any roughness or unevenness of surface
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13.
n
[golf]
an incident of accidental interference with the ball
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14.
n
[Spoken]
a piece of good or bad luck
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15.
n
See also rub along rub down rub in rub off rub out rub up
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16.
n
[Etymology]
C15: perhaps from Low German rubben, of obscure origin
Examples
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rub into the face
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擦脸
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I wetted a piece of paper and tried to rub the mark away.
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我弄湿了一张纸，试图用它把记号擦掉。
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They rub the sleep out of their eyes.
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他们揉了揉惺忪的睡眼，强打起精神来。
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to rub sb's nose in sth
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[inf] 哪壶不开提哪壶
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to rub sth onto {or} into sth
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用某物揉擦某物
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don't rub it in!
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[inf] 别老提了！
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to rub shoulders with sb
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和某人有交往
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nciku Video Note
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搓 [cuō]
- Scene：
搓手 / rubbing his hand
- Examples：
搓手，搓泥，搓弄
- Description：
搓 means to rub hands repeatedly, or to rub or wipe something else with hands. It can also be used with other objects besides the human body, in which case 搓 means to get rid of dirt. It can also be used to refer to weaving grass ropes.
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揉 [róu]
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蹭 [cèng]
- Scene：
小狗蹭人的腿/a puppy scratching his back against a man's leg
- Examples：
蹭破皮，蹭上一层油
- Description：
蹭 means to scratch one's back, shoulder or head against something or somebody with some strength. It also means to move slowly, to smear or to scrounge.
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捋 [lǚ]
- Scene：
老人捋胡子/ an old man stroking his beard
- Examples：
捋虎须，捋袖揎拳
- Description：
捋 means to brush or smooth out something with the fingers. Orally, it also means to clean up or to make one's thoughts clear.
Related video notes: 搓、揉、蹭、捋
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