Word · Frequency #26004
scrubber
清洁工；擦洗工
a worker who cleans a surface, such as a floor or deck, with a scrub brush
- 1.
A person or appliance that cleans floors or similar by scrubbing.
刷洗清洁地板等的人或器具。
- 2.
A soft and flexible handheld polymer-fiber implement for scrubbing tasks.
柔软、灵活的手持式聚合物纤维刷洗工具。
- 3.
A device that removes impurities from gases.
从气体中去除杂质的设备。
- 4.
A horizontal bar allowing the user to set the playback position.
允许用户设定播放位置的水平条。
气体净化器；涤气器；刷洗清洁地板等的人或器具。；柔软、灵活的手持式聚合物纤维刷洗工具。；从气体中去除杂质的设备。；允许用户设定播放位置的水平条。
In use
The scrubber scrubbed the kitchen floor with a stiff brush until it was spotless.
We hired a part-time scrubber to clean the ferry deck every morning.
The restaurant's scrubbers clean the kitchen counters and floors before the health inspector arrives.
a scrubber who cleans [surface]
这里的 scrubber 指用刷子擦洗地板或甲板的人，即清洁工。
The scrubbers who clean the decks end their shift at noon.
清洁甲板的擦洗工中午结束轮班。
scrubber removes [impurity] from [gas]
这里的 scrubber 指工业气体净化设备，常译为“涤气器”或“洗涤器”。
This scrubber removes sulfur from the flue gas.
这台涤气器从烟气中去除硫。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- gas scrubber
- 气体洗涤器
- A gas scrubber removes harmful gases from industrial emissions.气体洗涤器可去除工业排放物中的有害气体。
- wet scrubber
- 湿式洗涤器
- The wet scrubber uses water to capture dust and pollutants.湿式洗涤器利用水来捕集粉尘和污染物。
- flue gas scrubber
- 烟气洗涤器
- Power plants install flue gas scrubbers to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions.发电厂安装烟气洗涤器以减少二氧化硫排放。
- carbon dioxide scrubber
- 二氧化碳洗涤器
- The spacecraft's carbon dioxide scrubber keeps the air breathable.航天器上的二氧化碳洗涤器使空气保持可呼吸。
- scrubber system
- 洗涤系统
- The ship's scrubber system cleans the exhaust before it is released.船舶的洗涤系统在废气排放前对其进行净化。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 scrub（擦洗）+ -er（者/器）：工人用刷子擦洗；工业里就像一把大刷子把废气“洗”干净。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：industrial gas purification / emission control、cleaning work on floors or decks scrubber 有两类常见用法：指“清洁工/擦洗工”时通常用于日常清洁工作；指“气体净化器/涤气器”时常见于工业或环保技术说明。实际含义需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 rubber、clubber、blubber、grubber 押韵（均为 /-ʌbə/）。注意：scrub 只有一个音节 /skrʌb/，不押韵；scuba 虽拼写相似，但元音不同 /ˈskuːbə/，也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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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