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. 我发现他在厨房擦地板。 He stepped into the shower and scrubbed himself all over. 他走进浴室,全身擦洗。 - scrub something/yourself down
She scrubbed the counters down with bleach. 她用漂白剂把柜台擦洗干净。 - scrub at something
The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue. 那女人用纸巾擦脸。 - scrub something/yourself + adj.
Scrub the vegetables clean. 把蔬菜刷洗干净。
Extra ExamplesHe scrubbed the mud from his shoes. 他擦去鞋上的泥。 The table had been scrubbed clean. 桌子已经擦干净了。 his freshly scrubbed face 他刚刚洗过的脸
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.