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*rub¹ /rʌb; rʌb/
v -bbed, -bbing
1 [I,T] to move your hand, a cloth etc over a surface while pressing against it 擦，磨擦:
The stain should come out if you rub harder. 如果你擦得更用力些，这块污迹应该能擦去。
She woke up and rubbed her eyes. 她醒过来，揉着眼睛。
rub sth into/onto/over etc (=put cream, liquid etc on a surface by pressing it with your hand or a cloth and moving it around) 把某物擦在…里面/上面/表面等: Can you rub some lotion on my back please? 请你给我的背上抹些润肤液好吗？
2 [I,T] to press against a surface while moving backwards and forwards, especially in a way that is painful or causes damage 磨痛; 磨损:
My shoes are rubbing my heels. 我的鞋磨着脚后跟。
3 rub it in informal to make someone remember something that they want to forget, especially because they are embarrassed about it 【非正式】 揭某人的旧疮疤，提起某人的痛处:
OK, there's no need to rub it in! 得了，不必老提那件事了！
4 rub shoulders with sb informal to spend time with important or famous people 【非正式】 和某人来往〔指和要人或名人交往〕
5 rub sb up the wrong way informal to annoy someone by the way you talk or behave towards them 【非正式】 〔因说话或行为方式〕惹恼某人，触犯某人
6 rub salt into the wound to make someone feel worse about a situation which is already bad 在伤口上撒盐，加深〔某人的〕痛苦
rub sb/sth ↔ downto make something dry or smooth by rubbing it with a cloth 把…擦干; 把…擦平滑:
Rub yourself down with a towel. 用毛巾把你自己擦干。
She rubbed the door down before painting it. 她在上油漆之前先把门打磨光滑。
rub off
1 [I,T rub sth ↔ off] to remove something from a surface by rubbing it 擦掉，抹掉:
These pen marks won't rub off. 这些钢笔字迹擦不掉。
2 rub off on sb if a feeling, habit etc rubs off on someone, they start to have it because the person they are with has it 〔感情、习惯等〕影响某人:
Her positive attitude seemed to rub off on everyone. 她乐观的态度好像感染了所有人。
rub sth ↔ out
[T] to remove pencil marks using a piece of rubber; ERASE 〔用橡皮〕把〔铅笔字迹〕擦掉:
I'll have to rub it out and start again. 我必须把它擦掉重写。
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