rubber band

IPA/ˌrʌbə ˈbænd/
IPA/ˌrʌbər ˈbænd/

rubber band — 名詞

1. a thin loop or ring made of stretchable material (rubber) that you use to hold o

1.名詞A1
釋義

橡皮筋

橡膠製的環狀彈性帶

a thin loop or ring made of stretchable material (rubber) that you use to hold objects such as pieces of paper, cards, or small items together.

例句

Sofia put a rubber band around her recipe cards to keep them from falling apart.

Sofia 用一條橡皮筋綁住她的食譜卡，防止它們散開。

rubber band + around + [object]

The mail carrier had a thick rubber band holding the day's letters together.

郵差用一條粗橡皮筋把當天的信件綁在一起。

常見搭配
  • rubber band + around + object
  • stretch a rubber band
  • snap a rubber band
  • thick / thin rubber band
  • colorful rubber band
  • rubber band + hold + [plural noun] + together
同義詞
  • elastic band

    British English term for the same object; slightly more formal in UK use

  • elastic

    shortened form, less common, mostly in informal UK speech

文法句型

rubber band + around + [noun phrase]

rubber band + hold + [noun phrase] together

plural: rubber bands

用法筆記

Frequently used in the plural form 'rubber bands' when referring to multiple items. The British English synonym is 'elastic band', though 'rubber band' is also understood in the UK.

常見錯誤

I used a rubber to hold the papers together.
I used a rubber band to hold the papers together.
In American English, 'rubber' alone means an eraser or a condom, not a rubber band. Always include 'band'.

同根字

  • rubber
    名詞A1
  • rubber
    形容詞A2
  • rubbery
    形容詞B2
  • band
    名詞A2
  • elastic band
    名詞A2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • papers, envelopes, cards, bills, receipts, cables, hair, jars, boxes, pencils

副詞搭配

  • tightly (wrapped a rubber band tightly around the bundle)
  • loosely (a rubber band sat loosely on the jar)

常用片語

  • snap like a rubber band
  • stretch a rubber band too far
  • a bundle / stack / pile / handful of rubber bands

介系詞搭配

  • around (a rubber band around her wrist)
  • over (stretch a rubber band over the box)
  • on (put a rubber band on the roll of posters)