tub
/tʌb/ (bre, ipa) · /tʌb/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtəb/ (ame, mw)
tub — 名詞
1. a big round container with an open top and a flat bottom, used for holding water
大桶；缸
開口大、底部平的圓形容器
a big round container with an open top and a flat bottom, used for holding water, washing clothes, storing things, or growing plants.
Minh filled the tub with cold water and dropped in the muddy boots.
Minh 裝了一桶冷水，把沾滿泥巴的靴子丟進去。
collocation: fill the tub
Anjali planted three rose bushes in a large wooden tub on the balcony.
Anjali 在陽台上的一個大木桶裡種了三棵玫瑰。
collocation: plant in a tub
The old metal tub in the laundry room was used for soaking tablecloths.
洗衣間裡的那個舊鐵桶是用來浸泡桌巾的。
A huge tub of popcorn sat between them at the cinema.
電影院裡，一大桶爆米花放在他們兩人中間。
常見錯誤
2. a small, wide box made of plastic or paper that has a cover; shoppers use it to
食品盒
附蓋子的小型塑膠容器
a small, wide box made of plastic or paper that has a cover; shoppers use it to hold things they eat, like yoghurt, butter, or ice cream.
Theo grabbed a tub of strawberry yoghurt from the fridge before school.
Theo 上學前從冰箱拿了一盒草莓優格。
collocation: a tub of [food]
Greta opened a plastic tub and spooned the leftover soup into it.
Greta 打開一個塑膠盒，把剩下的湯舀了進去。
collocation: plastic tub
Mira packed her lunch in a small blue tub with a tight-fitting lid.
Mira 把午餐裝進一個蓋子很緊的小藍盒裡。
Daichi packed leftover chicken curry into a microwavable plastic tub and reheated it for lunch the next day.
Daichi 把剩下的咖哩雞裝進可微波的塑膠盒裡，隔天中午加熱當午餐。
用法筆記
This sense is very common in everyday shopping and kitchen contexts. In British English, the word 'pot' is more common for yoghurt containers; 'tub' usually refers to a wider, shorter shape.
常見錯誤
3. a large, long basin in a bathroom. You pour warm water into it, climb inside, an
浴缸
可躺入泡澡的長形容器
a large, long basin in a bathroom. You pour warm water into it, climb inside, and clean yourself from head to toe.
Kwame ran a hot tub and soaked his tired muscles after the match.
Kwame 放了一缸熱水，賽後讓疲憊的肌肉好好泡一下。
collocation: run a tub (= fill the tub)
The hotel bathroom had a huge white tub with gold-coloured taps.
旅館浴室裡有一個巨大的白色浴缸，搭配金色的水龍頭。
adjective: huge white tub
Christopher lowered himself slowly into the warm tub and sighed with relief.
Christopher 緩緩坐進溫熱的浴缸裡，鬆了一口氣。
Paediatricians warn parents never to leave a toddler alone in a tub full of water, even for a moment.
小兒科醫生提醒家長，絕對不要讓學步階段的幼兒單獨留在裝滿水的浴缸裡，即使只是一下子都不行。
用法筆記
In everyday British English, 'bath' is more common than 'tub' for this sense. 'Tub' is more frequent in American English and in hotel / product descriptions. The phrase 'run a tub' means to turn on the taps and fill the bathtub.
常見錯誤
4. a prepared bath — the hot water you have let into a bathtub so that you can soak
放洗澡水
浴缸內已備好的洗澡水
a prepared bath — the hot water you have let into a bathtub so that you can soak in it, rather than the container itself.
Élise ran a tub for the baby and tested the water with her elbow.
Élise 放了一缸水給寶寶洗澡，並用手肘測試水溫。
collocation: run a tub for [someone]
By the time Amir came back upstairs from answering the phone, the tub he had drawn had gone cold.
Amir 上樓接完電話回來時，他放的洗澡水已經完全涼了。
Leila poured bath salts into the steaming tub and stepped in carefully.
Leila 將浴鹽倒入冒著熱氣的洗澡水中，小心翼翼地踏了進去。
Ava ran a hot tub after her long shift and soaked until the water cooled.
Ava 下了長班後放了一缸熱水，一直泡到水涼了才起來。
- bath
the standard word for the activity of washing in a tub; 'run a bath' is the more common phrase
用法筆記
This sense is closely related to sense 3 (BATHTUB OBJECT) but focuses on the prepared bath water rather than the container itself. 'Run a tub' is the most common phrasing. This sense is primarily British.
tub — 動詞
1. to give someone else a bath in a tub — for example, washing a child, an elderly
幫人洗澡
在浴盆中幫他人清洗全身
to give someone else a bath in a tub — for example, washing a child, an elderly person, or a pet in a bathtub or a large basin of warm water.
Vinícius soaped the children with a washcloth in the warm tub before putting them to bed.
Vinícius 用溫水在浴盆裡幫孩子們抹肥皂、擦洗身體，再把他們抱上床。
transitive: tub + object (person)
Nanny Mei-Lin tubbed the toddler in a plastic basin by the fire, as she had for his mother years ago.
梅琳保姆在壁爐邊用一個塑膠盆幫學步的孩子洗澡，就像多年前她為這孩子的母親做的一樣。
transitive with time/place context
Chidi, the night-shift nurse, tubbed the elderly man with a soft washcloth, supporting his back so he would not slip.
夜班護理師 Chidi 用一條柔軟的毛巾幫那位老先生擦澡，一邊扶著他的背以免滑倒。
Thiago tubbed his daughter in a small portable tub on the kitchen floor while the pasta water boiled.
Thiago 在廚房地板上用一個小攜帶式浴盆幫女兒洗澡，爐上的義大利麵水正滾著。
文法句型
tub + object (give someone a bath in a tub)
用法筆記
This transitive sense (giving someone else a bath) differs from verb sense 3 (BATHE), which is intransitive — you take a bath yourself. Both are now old-fashioned. In modern English, 'give someone a bath', 'have a bath', or 'bathe' are far more common. You may still hear 'tub' in older literature or rural dialects.
常見錯誤
2. to put something into a tub for storage or transportation.
裝桶存放
把東西放進桶裡儲存或運送
to put something into a tub for storage or transportation.
Every autumn the family's cucumbers were tubbed in a salted brine and left to ferment into pickles in the cellar.
每年秋天，這家人的小黃瓜都會放進鹽水桶裡，在地窖中發酵成酸黃瓜。
passive: were tubbed in [liquid]
Joon tubbed the loose screws and bolts in large plastic bins and labelled each one clearly.
Joon 把鬆脫的螺絲和螺栓裝進幾個大塑膠桶裡，並在每個桶上清楚標示。
collocation: tubbed in [container]
The morning catch of mackerel was tubbed in crushed ice and rushed to the harbour market before sunrise.
清晨捕到的鯖魚被裝進碎冰桶裡，趕在日出前運到港口市場。
Greta tubbed the freshly picked apples in wooden crates and stored them in the cellar.
Greta 把剛採下來的蘋果裝進木箱裡，存放在地窖中。
- containerise
more formal and industrial in tone
- pack
more general; does not specify the type of container
文法句型
be tubbed in [container]
tub + object + in/into + container
3. to take a bath yourself in a tub — to climb into a bathtub or basin of water and
泡澡
在浴缸裡全身清洗
to take a bath yourself in a tub — to climb into a bathtub or basin of water and wash your own body from head to toe, rather than giving a bath to someone else.
Karim tubbed with hot water and a bar of lavender soap before dinner every evening.
Karim 每晚晚餐前都會用熱水和一塊薰衣草香皂泡澡。
intransitive: tub with [item]
Grandpa Kim still tubbed daily with Epsom salts, insisting it eased his aching joints better than any modern shower.
金爺爺仍然每天用瀉鹽泡澡，堅稱這比任何現代化淋浴設備更能舒緩他痠痛的關節。
adverb: tub daily
Sofia tubbed every Sunday evening with dried lavender in the water and mint tea beside the tub.
Sofia 每個星期天晚上都會泡澡，水裡加入乾燥薰衣草，浴缸旁放一杯薄荷茶。
In the village the women tubbed at dawn, scrubbing with cold well water before work began.
在那個村子裡，女人們天還沒亮就起來，用冰冷的井水擦洗身體，然後才開始一天的勞動。
- bathe
the standard modern verb; can be formal or neutral
- take a bath
the most natural modern phrase in American English
用法筆記
This intransitive sense (taking a bath yourself) contrasts with verb sense 1 (WASH IN TUB), which is transitive — giving a bath to someone else. Both are old-fashioned. The modern equivalent is 'have a bath' or 'take a bath'.
4. to be washed or cleaned, usually by someone else or by a machine, in a tub-like
被清洗
在桶形容器中被洗滌
to be washed or cleaned, usually by someone else or by a machine, in a tub-like container.
The cotton bedsheets tubbed overnight in a basin of soapy water and were hung on the line at sunrise.
那批純棉床單在一盆肥皂水裡泡了一整夜，日出時被掛到晾衣繩上。
intransitive with inanimate subject + soapy water
The lace curtains should tub in a basin of cool water to keep the delicate threads from fraying.
這組蕾絲窗簾應放在一盆冷水中浸泡清洗，以免細緻的線頭磨損。
intransitive with basin location
Priya's cashmere sweaters tubbed separately in lukewarm water with a drop of wool shampoo.
Priya 的喀什米爾羊毛衫在加了羊毛洗劑的溫水分開浸泡清洗。
Tanvi's work dungarees tubbed in a metal washtub with laundry soap and came out white.
Tanvi 的工作連身褲在一個金屬洗衣盆裡用洗衣皂浸泡搓洗，拿出來時已經變白了。
- wash
the standard word; 'tub' in this sense is a rare archaism
用法筆記
This is a very rare, almost obsolete sense. The subject is usually a piece of laundry or fabric, and the sense carries a passive meaning — the item undergoes washing rather than doing the washing. Modern English uses 'wash' or 'be washed' instead.