eraser

/ɪˈreɪzə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈreɪsər/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈrā-sər/ (ame, mw)

eraser — noun

  • erasersingular
  • erasersplural

1. a small object made of rubber or soft plastic that you use to rub away pencil ma

1.名詞A1
釋義

a small object made of rubber or soft plastic that you use to rub away pencil marks from paper, or a soft pad used to remove chalk marks from a blackboard.

例句

Tom used his eraser to fix the mistake in his math homework.

used his eraser to fix [noun]

Mei keeps a small eraser at the end of her pencil for quick corrections.

keeps a [adjective] eraser at the end of her pencil

同義詞
  • rubber

    Standard term in British English; avoid in American English where it has a different meaning.

  • India rubber

    Historical term for natural-rubber erasers; rarely used today except in specialist contexts.

文法句型

a/an + eraser

the + eraser

eraser + verb

用法筆記

In British English the word "rubber" is more common for this object. Be careful: in American English "rubber" means a condom, so the two words are not interchangeable across varieties.

常見錯誤

❌I need rubber to fix my drawing.' (in the US)
✅I need an eraser to fix my drawing.
💡In American English, 'rubber' means a condom, not a pencil eraser.
❌I need eraser to clean this.
✅I need an eraser to clean this.
💡'Eraser' is a countable noun and needs a determiner (a, an, the, my, etc.).