rubbers
rubbers — 名詞
1. a strong, flexible material that stretches and bounces back; it is taken from th
橡膠
有彈性的材料，取自樹液或人工合成
a strong, flexible material that stretches and bounces back; it is taken from the milky liquid inside certain tropical trees or produced in factories, and is used to make thousands of everyday items including tyres, gloves, seals, and erasers.
Theo's new boots had thick rubber soles that gripped the wet pavement well.
Theo 的新靴子有厚厚的橡膠鞋底，在濕滑路面也能抓得牢牢的。
collocation: rubber soles
Workers on the plantation tapped the rubber trees each morning to collect the white sap.
農場工人每天早上都去割橡膠樹，收集白色的樹液。
collocation: rubber trees
A soft rubber mat covered the cold kitchen floor, making early mornings more bearable.
一塊軟橡膠墊鋪在冰涼的廚房地上，讓清晨沒那麼難熬。
Trang noticed the rubber seal around the fridge door had gone hard and cracked after years of use.
Trang 發現冰箱門上的橡膠密封條用了多年後已經變硬、裂開了。
Sana pressed her thumb into the two rubber mats: the natural one bounced back, the synthetic one stayed dented.
Sana 用拇指按了按兩塊橡膠墊：天然的那塊彈了回來，合成的那塊卻留了個凹痕。
synthetic rubber vs natural rubber
- rubber gloves
- rubber band
- rubber sole
- rubber mat
- rubber seal
- rubber hose
- rubber duck
- latex
specifically the natural milky liquid before processing; 'rubber' is the finished solid material
- caoutchouc
a technical, now rare term for natural rubber; avoid in everyday English
文法句型
rubber + noun (used as a modifier)
made of rubber
用法筆記
Uncountable when referring to the material itself ('a ball made of rubber'), but countable when referring to a type or grade of rubber ('a hard rubber used for bowling balls').
2. a small block of rubber or similar material used for removing pencil marks from
橡皮擦
英式英語，用來擦掉鉛筆痕跡的小方塊
a small block of rubber or similar material used for removing pencil marks from paper; in British English this is the everyday word for an eraser.
Evelyn borrowed a rubber from her classmate after making a mistake in her maths homework.
Evelyn 數學作業寫錯了，就跟同學借了一塊橡皮擦。
British English: rubber = eraser
The little green rubber on the end of Gabriel's pencil had worn down to a flat stump.
Gabriel 鉛筆末端那塊小小的綠色橡皮擦已經磨成扁平的殘樁了。
collocation: pencil rubber
Hassan rubbed out the wrong answer with his rubber and wrote the correct one neatly above it.
Hassan 用橡皮擦擦掉錯誤的答案，然後把正確的工整地寫在上面。
Charlotte pressed too hard with her rubber and tore a small hole right through the exam paper.
Charlotte 用橡皮擦太用力，結果在考卷上戳出了一個小洞。
- pencil rubber
- board rubber
- eraser
the standard term in American English and increasingly common in British English too
文法句型
a rubber
pencil rubber
用法筆記
Mainly British. In American English this item is called an 'eraser'; using 'rubber' for an eraser may cause confusion as it is a common informal American term for a condom (see sense 4).
常見錯誤
3. a waterproof covering made of rubber that fits over a normal shoe to keep the fo
防水鞋套
套在鞋子外面的橡膠防水罩，美式用語
a waterproof covering made of rubber that fits over a normal shoe to keep the foot dry in rain or snow; most often used in the plural form 'rubbers'.
Nikhil pulled on his rubbers before stepping out into the deep slush on the front path.
Nikhil 套上防水鞋套，然後踩進前門小徑上深深的雪泥裡。
collocation: pull on rubbers
Grandma kept a pair of old black rubbers by the back door for gardening in wet weather.
奶奶在後門邊放了一雙舊的黑色防水鞋套，下雨天做園藝時穿。
collocation: a pair of rubbers
Rin forgot her rubbers and arrived at the office with soaked socks and squelching shoes.
Rin 忘了帶防水鞋套，到辦公室時襪子全濕了，鞋子還吱吱作響。
The children lined up their boots and rubbers along the wall of the school cloakroom.
孩子們把靴子和防水鞋套沿著學校衣帽間的牆壁排成一列。
- a pair of rubbers
- pull on rubbers
- wear rubbers
文法句型
a pair of rubbers
wear rubbers
用法筆記
Primarily used in American English and now somewhat old-fashioned. The singular 'a rubber' can refer to one such overshoe, but the plural 'rubbers' (for the pair) is far more common. In older British usage, 'rubbers' functioned as a collective plural noun for these overshoes; today most speakers say 'boots', 'wellies', or 'galoshes' instead.
4. a thin rubber covering that a man wears over his penis during sex to prevent pre
保險套
口語用法，美式英語中的condom
a thin rubber covering that a man wears over his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of infections; the informal everyday word for a condom in American English.
The health clinic on Oak Street gives out free rubbers to anyone who asks at the front desk.
橡樹街上的健康中心免費提供保險套，只要到櫃檯索取就可以了。
informal register: 'rubbers' = condoms
Abigail's older sister told her to always carry a rubber in her bag, just in case.
Abigail 的姊姊叫她包包裡隨時放一個保險套，以防萬一。
The sex education teacher explained how to use a rubber correctly to the class of tenth graders.
性教育老師向十年級的班上同學講解如何正確使用保險套。
Walid bought a box of rubbers from the pharmacy shelf, feeling a little embarrassed at the checkout.
Walid 從藥局貨架上拿了一盒保險套，結帳時覺得有點不好意思。
- use a rubber
- wear a rubber
- a box of rubbers
- condom
the standard, neutral term used in all varieties of English and in formal contexts such as health advice
- prophylactic
a formal, medical term; rarely used in everyday conversation
文法句型
use a rubber
wear a rubber
用法筆記
Informal and mainly American. The more neutral, widely understood term is 'condom'. Be aware that in British English, 'rubber' primarily means an eraser (sense 2), which can lead to misunderstandings.
5. a thick ring of rubber that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle, or other ve
橡膠輪胎
口語簡稱，指車輛的橡膠輪胎
a thick ring of rubber that fits around the wheel of a car, bicycle, or other vehicle; often used in the plural to refer to all the tyres on a vehicle.
Ignacio heard a loud bang and realised one of the car's rear rubbers had blown out on the motorway.
Ignacio 聽到一聲巨響，才發現車子其中一個後輪在公路上爆胎了。
plural 'rubbers' = car tyres
The mechanic told Sven that all four rubbers needed replacing after sixty thousand kilometres of driving.
師傅告訴 Sven，開了六萬公里後，四個輪胎全都得換掉了。
Fresh rubber on a racing car gives the driver much better grip when taking tight corners at speed.
賽車換上新輪胎後，過急彎時抓地力會好很多。
The boy racer squealed his rubbers as he pulled away from the traffic lights far too fast.
那個飆車少年從紅綠燈起步時油門踩得太猛，輪胎吱吱作響。
collocation: squeal rubbers
- burn rubber
- fresh rubber
- squeal the rubbers
- tyre
the standard, more precise term; 'rubber' is a casual shorthand often heard in mechanics' workshops or sports commentary
文法句型
burn rubber
rubber meets the road
用法筆記
In this sense, 'rubber' is a somewhat informal or journalistic shortening of 'rubber tyre'. The phrase 'where the rubber meets the road' is an idiom meaning the point where an idea is tested in practice.
6. the white rectangular plate made of hard rubber set into the ground at the centr
投手板
棒球場上投手站立的白色的硬橡膠板
the white rectangular plate made of hard rubber set into the ground at the centre of a baseball diamond; the pitcher must stand on or beside it when throwing the ball to the batter.
The young pitcher stepped up to the rubber, wiped his forehead, and stared down the first batter of the game.
年輕投手踏上前方的投手板，抹了抹額頭，盯著比賽的第一位打者。
collocation: step up to the rubber
Gabriel's foot slipped off the rubber in the rain, and the umpire called an illegal pitch right away.
Gabriel 的腳在雨中滑離了投手板，裁判立刻判了一個犯規投球。
A fresh layer of dirt covered the rubber after the groundskeeper had finished dragging the infield that morning.
場地管理員那天早上整理完內野後，一層新土覆蓋在投手板上。
The old pitcher kicked the dirt around the rubber, then stared down at the catcher's signal under the floodlights.
老投手踢了踢投手板周圍的泥土，然後在泛光燈下盯著捕手的手勢。
- toe the rubber
- on the rubber
- step off the rubber
- pitcher's plate
the more descriptive official term for the same object
- pitching rubber
a common alternative phrasing used in baseball commentary
文法句型
on the rubber
toe the rubber
用法筆記
Exclusive to baseball and mainly American English. Also called the 'pitcher's plate' or 'pitching rubber'. The phrase 'toe the rubber' means the pitcher is standing in position ready to throw.
7. a final deciding game or set of games played to settle a tied contest; most ofte
決勝局
橋牌等紙牌遊戲中決定最終勝負的一局
a final deciding game or set of games played to settle a tied contest; most often used in card games like bridge and whist, where the rubber is the match that determines the overall winner.
After two hours of play, the bridge club members sat down for the deciding rubber with everything to play for.
打了兩個小時後，橋牌俱樂部的成員坐下來打決勝局，勝負仍未定。
collocation: the deciding rubber
Charlotte and her partner won the rubber by three points, earning them the top prize at the village tournament.
Charlotte 和搭檔以三分之差贏了決勝局，拿下村里比賽的頭獎。
collocation: win the rubber
The pub regulars argued non-stop until the final rubber of the night was played.
酒吧的常客們一直吵個不停，直到當晚最後一局決勝局打完才罷休。
Anna and her aunt sat at the kitchen table long after midnight, finishing the deciding rubber of bridge.
Anna 和阿姨深夜還坐在廚房桌邊，打完了橋牌的最後一局決勝局。
- a rubber of bridge
- win the rubber
- lose the rubber
- the deciding rubber
- decider
a more general informal term for any contest that settles a tie, used across many sports
- tiebreaker
the common modern term used in tennis and many other sports for an extra contest to break a deadlock
文法句型
a rubber of bridge
win the rubber
用法筆記
Rare in modern general English; mostly encountered in the context of traditional card games, especially bridge. Not to be confused with the material or any of the physical rubber objects described in senses 1-6.
同根字
- rubbery形容詞B2
- rubberized形容詞C1
- rubberize動詞C2
常見搭配
常用片語
- natural rubber
- synthetic rubber
- a piece of rubber
介系詞搭配
- made of rubber
- rubber and plastic