Word · Frequency #5262
rubbers
偷听（电话）；窃听
rubbers is the third person singular of rubber.
to eavesdrop on a telephone call
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To eavesdrop on a telephone call
窃听电话
窃听电话；用橡胶制造；涂橡胶于
In use
They rubbered the fabric to make it waterproof.
The factory is rubbering the wires for insulation.
He rubbers the soles of shoes to prevent slipping.
Verb forms
base rubber · third person rubbers · -ing rubbering · past rubbered · past participle rubbered
Rubber作动词意为涂橡胶或橡胶处理。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
拼写里有“rub”（摩擦），想象特工贴着电话线偷听，摩擦出别人的秘密。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常电话交谈、影视对白 该义项通常用于非正式语体，多指偷听他人电话谈话，日常口语或影视对白中比较常见。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常用于被动或表示涂覆橡胶的过程。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel /ʌ/ and the ending /bɚ/, so they rhyme with rubber in American English. Watch out for lookalikes like "robber" (/ˈrɑːbɚ/) and "rubbish" (/ˈrʌbɪʃ/), which are spelled similarly but sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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