scrub
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they scrub | |
he / she / it scrubs | |
past simple scrubbed | |
past participle scrubbed | |
-ing form scrubbing |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to clean something by rubbing it hard, especially with a brush and usually with soap and water 擦洗;刷洗 - scrub something/yourself
I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor. 我發現他在廚房擦地板。 He stepped into the shower and scrubbed himself all over. 他走進浴室,全身擦洗。 - scrub something/yourself down
She scrubbed the counters down with bleach. 她用漂白劑把櫃台擦洗幹淨。 - scrub at something
The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue. 那女人用紙巾擦臉。 - scrub something/yourself + adj.
Scrub the vegetables clean. 把蔬菜刷洗幹淨。
Extra ExamplesHe scrubbed the mud from his shoes. 他擦去鞋上的泥。 The table had been scrubbed clean. 桌子已經擦幹淨了。 his freshly scrubbed face 他剛剛洗過的臉
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- furiously
- vigorously
- thoroughly
- …
- at
- from
- off
- …
- freshly scrubbed
- scrub something clean
- scrub something/yourself
- [transitive] scrub something (informal)
to cancel something that you have arranged to do 取消(原有安排)
Word Originverb late 16th cent.: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schrobben, schrubben.