- [countable]
any of the curved bones that are connected to the spine and surround the chest 肋骨 see also floating rib, ribcageTopics Bodyc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broken
- bruised
- cracked
- …
- break
- bruise
- crack
- …
- cage
- injury
- against the/your ribs
- in the/your ribs
- [uncountable, countable]
a piece of meat with one or more bones from the ribs of an animal see also prime rib, short ribs, spare ribTopics Foodc2排骨 - [countable]
a curved piece of wood, metal or plastic that forms the frame of a boat, roof, etc. and makes it stronger (船或屋顶等的)肋拱,肋材 a roof with rib vaulting 有拱肋的屋顶
- [uncountable, countable]
a way of knitting (= making clothing using wool and two long needles) that produces a pattern of straight lines up and down in which some are raised higher than others (织物的)凸条花纹,罗纹 a rib cotton sweater 一件罗纹棉毛衫
Word OriginOld English rib, ribb (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rib(be) and German Rippe. The sense ‘tease’ was originally a US slang usage meaning ‘to fool, dupe’ (1930s).
Idioms
dig somebody in the ribs
to push your finger or your elbow into somebody’s side, especially to attract their attention (尤指为引起注意用手指或胳膊肘)捅某人一下