scrub off

IPA/skɹˈʌb ˈɒf/
IPA/skɹˈʌb ˈɔf/

scrub off — 片語動詞

  • scrub offbase form
  • scrubs off3rd person singular
  • scrubbing off-ing form
  • scrubbed offpast simple

1. to clean a surface by pressing and moving a brush, cloth, or rough object over i

1.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

刷掉；擦除

用力擦洗以去除表面汙漬

to clean a surface by pressing and moving a brush, cloth, or rough object over it until dirt, paint, or other unwanted marks disappear

例句

Erik scrubbed the dried mud off his boots before going inside the house.

Erik 在進屋前把靴子上乾掉的泥土刷掉了。

separable: scrub + object + off

Nila scrubbed the price tag off the gift with hot water and soap, but the glue stayed on.

Nila 用熱水和肥皂把禮物上的價格標籤擦掉了，但膠水還是黏在上面。

同義詞
  • rub off

    less forceful; suggests gentle friction rather than hard scrubbing

  • remove by scrubbing

    more formal and explicit; used in instructions or manuals

  • scour off

    stronger action, often with an abrasive material; less common in everyday speech

文法句型

scrub + object + off

scrub + off + object (when object is a noun phrase)

用法筆記

This phrasal verb is separable. The object can come between 'scrub' and 'off' (e.g., 'scrub the mud off') or after 'off' (e.g., 'scrub off the mud'). However, if the object is a pronoun (it, them), it must go between: 'scrub it off', NOT 'scrub off it'.

常見錯誤

❌She scrubbed off it with a sponge.
✅She scrubbed it off with a sponge.
💡When the object is a pronoun, it must be placed between 'scrub' and 'off'.
❌He scrubbed out the paint from the brush.' (when meaning removing from a surface)
✅He scrubbed off the paint from the brush.
💡'scrub off' is for removing something from a surface; 'scrub out' is for cleaning the inside of something.