scrub

verb

1. 擦洗；刷洗
   to clean sth by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and usually with soap and water
   1. I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor.
      我见他在厨房擦地板呢。
   2. She scrubbed the counters down with bleach.
      她用漂白剂把柜台擦洗干净。
   3. The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue.
      那女人用纸巾擦脸。
   4. Scrub the vegetables clean.
      把蔬菜刷洗干净。
2. 取消（原有安排）
   to cancel sth that you have arranged to do

noun

1. 擦洗；刷洗
   an act of scrubbing sth
   1. I've given the floor a good scrub.
      我把地板彻底擦洗了一遍。
2. 灌木丛；矮树丛
   small bushes and trees
   1. The bird disappeared into the scrub.
      鸟消失在矮树丛中。
3. 硬叶灌丛带；低矮灌木丛林地
   an area of dry land covered with small bushes and trees
4. 手术衣
   the special clothes worn by surgeons when they are doing medical operations

1. VERB 用力擦洗;刷净
   If you scrub something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water.
   1. Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating...
      外科医生们在做手术前开始用肥皂和水清洗双手和胳膊。
   2. The corridors are scrubbed clean.
      走廊擦得很干净。
   3. Scrub is also a noun.
      
   4. The walls needed a good scrub.
      这些墙壁得好好擦洗。
2. VERB 擦掉(灰尘、污渍)
   If you scrub dirt or stains off something, you remove them by rubbing hard.
   1. I started to scrub off the dirt...
      我开始用力擦拭灰尘。
   2. Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.
      马修擦掉了脸上的煤灰。
3. N-UNCOUNT (尤指少雨地区的)低矮丛林，灌木丛
   Scrub consists of low trees and bushes, especially in an area that has very little rain.
   1. ...an area of scrub and woodland.
      一片丛林遍布之地

1. The area was then colonized by scrub.
   后来这块地灌木丛生。
2. I started to scrub off the dirt.
   我开始擦洗上面的灰尘。
3. The road winds for miles through parched earth, scrub and cactus
   公路蜿蜒数英里，穿过炙烤的大地、灌木丛和仙人掌。
4. It would pay farmers to plough up the scrub and plant wheat.
   它会出钱雇农民开垦这块低矮丛林来种植麦子。
5. Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating
   外科医生们在做手术前开始用肥皂和水清洗双手和胳膊。
6. The corridors are scrubbed clean.
   走廊擦得很干净。
7. Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.
   马修擦掉了脸上的煤灰。
8. This floor needs a good scrub.
   这地板需要好好地擦洗一番。
9. What does your mother do, scrub out the toilet with her?
   你母亲都干了什么，用她擦厕所了吗？
10. The area where we set up camp was just scrub and sand.
    我们搭帐篷的地方只有灌木丛和沙子。
11. I scrub one more tray.
    我擦过不只一个盘子。
12. I even went scrub diving.
    我还潜水了呢。
13. The study compared samples in a Florida scrub oak ecosystem over a six-year period.
    这项研究在超过6年的时间里比较了佛罗里达矮栎生态系统的样本。
14. Then he went back again to clean the sheets and scrub the floor.
    所以，他又挖了一个新的洞。然后又去清洗床单刮擦地板。
15. But you can't scrub beneath it.
    但是下面的可擦不到。
16. I've given the floor a good scrub.
    我把地板彻底擦洗了一遍。
17. We wanted to go for a picnic, but we had to scrub it because of the rain.
    我们原想去野餐，后来因为下雨而取消了。
18. So she could scrub in on my surgery.
    所以她能在我的手术中协助，进行清洗工作了。
19. After the aromatic sea salt glow scrub, you will be treated to an hour long aromatherapy massage.
    在芳香海盐辉光擦洗，你将被视为一小时长的香薰按摩。
20. I have to scrub the walls clean on Saturday.
    星期六，我得把墙刷洗干净。
21. If I were to ask you to scrub my back, what would you say?
    要是我叫你替我擦背，你会答应吗？
22. I'll scrub your back for you when we get to the sauna.
    洗桑拿时我帮你搓背。
23. Mix with water or soap to make your own exfoliating scrub to wash away dead skin cells.
    和水或者肥皂混合，成为有效的纯天然磨砂去死皮清洁剂。
24. All right, now it's time to slim and scrub.
    好的，现在到了擦洗瘦身的时间了。
25. This dirty floor wants a scrub.
    这地板脏了，须要擦洗一下。
26. Cleaning Product Series is including special scouring pad, sponge scouring pad and multifunctional scrub brush.
    清洗产品系列包括特别是精练垫，海绵垫和冲刷多功能洗刷刷。
27. You know, you can scrub blood off a surface.
    你可以擦净地板表面的血。
28. I had Sloan all prepped to let me scrub in.
    我已经对sloan做足功夫让我上台了。
29. I'll drink you under the table, scrub.
    我会让你喝翻到桌子底下去，烂人。
30. We found the animal on a scrub hill.
    我们在一个灌木丛生的丘陵上找到这动物。

scrub sth↔off

scrub sth off sth

1. （用刷子等）刷掉，擦掉
   to remove sth from the surface of an object by rubbing it hard with a brush, etc.

scrub sth↔out

1. （用刷子、肥皂等）把某物从里到外擦洗干净
   to clean the inside of sth by rubbing it hard with a brush and usually with soap and water
   1. I've given the floor a good scrub.
      我把地板彻底擦洗了一遍。

scrub up

1. （手术前）擦洗手和臂
   to wash your hands and arms before performing a medical operation

noun

1. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

   Synonym:    scrubbingscouring

2. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

   Synonym:    chaparralbush

verb

1. wash thoroughly
   1. surgeons must scrub prior to an operation

   Synonym:    scrub up

2. clean with hard rubbing
   1. She scrubbed his back

   Synonym:    scour

3. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
   1. Call off the engagement
   2. cancel the dinner party
   3. we had to scrub our vacation plans
   4. scratch that meeting--the chair is ill

   Synonym:    cancelcall offscratch

adj

1. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred