scrubs

scrubs — 動詞

  • scrubspresent simple I / you / we / they
  • scrubses3rd person singular
  • scrubsing-ing form
  • scrubsedpast simple

1. to clean something by rubbing it hard, usually with a brush and water.

1.動詞及物A2
釋義

刷洗

用刷子等用力擦使乾淨

to clean something by rubbing it hard, usually with a brush and water.

例句

Élise scrubbed the muddy floor until the tiles shone again.

Élise 用力刷洗滿是泥巴的地板，直到磁磚再度發亮。

scrub + surface object (transitive)

Benjamin scrubs the kitchen counters every night after dinner.

Benjamin 每天晚餐後都會刷洗廚房流理臺。

third person singular: scrubs

同義詞
  • scour

    stronger; rub very hard, often with something rough, to remove tough dirt

  • wash

    general cleaning with water and soap, not necessarily hard rubbing

  • wipe

    light surface cleaning with a cloth, no real pressure

文法句型

scrub + object

scrub + object + clean

用法筆記

Object is normally the surface being cleaned ('scrub the floor'); the dirt itself is removed with 'off' or 'from'.

常見錯誤

❌I scrubbed off the dishes.
✅I scrubbed the dishes.
💡you scrub the surface, and scrub the dirt OFF it, not the other way round.

2. to decide not to go ahead with something that had been planned.

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

取消

臨時決定不做原訂的事

to decide not to go ahead with something that had been planned.

例句

Mission control scrubbed the rocket launch because of the heavy storm.

任務指揮中心因為強烈風暴而取消了火箭發射。

scrub + planned event (informal: cancel)

The captain scrubbed the morning dive when the waves grew dangerous.

當浪變得危險時，船長取消了早上的潛水行程。

同義詞
  • cancel

    neutral, standard register; scrub is informal

  • call off

    phrasal verb, common for events already arranged

  • abort

    stop something already under way, often technical

文法句型

scrub + planned event

用法筆記

Object is usually a planned event (a launch, a flight, a mission), not a physical thing. Distinguish from sense 1, which takes a surface or dirt as its object.

常見錯誤

❌They scrubbed off the meeting.
✅They scrubbed the meeting.
💡in the 'cancel' sense, scrub takes no 'off'.

3. (of a surgeon) to wash the arms and hands very thoroughly before an operation.

3.動詞不及物B2
釋義

刷手

手術前徹底清洗手與手臂

(of a surgeon) to wash the arms and hands very thoroughly before an operation.

例句

The surgeon scrubbed carefully at the sink before the heart operation.

外科醫師在心臟手術前於水槽邊仔細刷手。

scrub (intransitive) before surgery

Young doctors learn to scrub properly during their first hospital week.

年輕醫師在進醫院的第一週就學會正確刷手。

同義詞
  • scrub up

    the everyday phrasal form for the same surgical washing

文法句型

scrub (+ for + duration)

用法筆記

Used intransitively here; often appears as the phrasal forms 'scrub up' or 'scrub in'.

scrubs — 名詞