Word · Frequency #8657
tubs
把…放进桶(或盆)中;在盆中栽种
tubs is the third person singular of tub.
To place, plant, or store something in a tub.
- 1.
To plant, set, or store in a tub.
在桶中种植、设置或储存
- 2.
To bathe in a tub.
在桶中洗澡
在浴盆里洗澡;洗盆浴;在桶中种植、设置或储存;在桶中洗澡;装入桶;洗澡
In use
The gardener tubbed the young rose bushes to keep them safe over winter.
Before the move, we tubbed our tools and clearly labeled each container.
After a long day of work, he likes to tub in a warm bath.
tub sth
tub sth 为及物用法,表示把某物放入桶或盆中,常指种植或储存。
He tubbed the seedlings before the weather turned cold.
天气变冷前,他把幼苗栽到了盆里。
tub
tub 作不及物动词时,表示洗盆浴/泡澡,主语通常是人,后面不接宾语。
She tubs every evening before going to bed.
她每天晚上睡觉前都要泡个澡。
Verb forms
base tub · third person tubs · -ing tubbing · past tubbed · past participle tubbed
规则动词,但拼写需要双写b再加-ed/-ing
Common mistakes
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- tub-thumping
- 慷慨激昂的;煽动性的His tub-thumping speech fired up the audience.他慷慨激昂的演讲使听众情绪高涨。
- tub of lard
- (贬义)大胖子;一身赘肉的人It's rude to call someone a tub of lard.称别人为“大胖子”是不礼貌的。
- every tub must stand on its own bottom
- 人须自立;自己的事要自己负责You can't always rely on others — every tub must stand on its own bottom.你不能总依赖别人——每个人都得自立。
Pop culture & quotes
- Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub.
- 咚咚咚,三个人在澡盆里。This nursery rhyme helps make 'tub' a familiar word; the verb form means to put or bathe in a tub.这首童谣让 tub 成为家喻户晓的词;其动词形式意为把……放进桶里或在桶里洗澡。
Synonyms
- bath
- 洗澡;给…洗澡 · 英式英语中 bath 作动词表示“洗澡”或“给某人洗澡”,与 tub 的“在浴盆中洗澡”义最接近;但 tub 较旧式、非正式。美式英语中 bath 多为名词,动词一般用 bathe。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象:把花种进木桶,或自己在浴缸里泡澡——动词tub就是‘放进桶里’。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:园艺中表示“把植物栽入桶/盆”、日常口语中表示“洗盆浴” tub 作动词时,正式程度随具体含义而变:表示把植物栽在桶里或把东西存放在桶里时比较中性;表示洗盆浴时多用于日常口语。正式写作中较少作为动词使用,可改用 plant in a tub 或 have a bath 等说法。
Grammar Note
表示‘放入桶中/种植于桶中/贮存于桶中’时为及物动词;表示‘在浴缸里洗澡’时为不及物动词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
tub /tʌb/ 与 cub、hub、rub、sub、pub、shrub 押韵,都以 /ʌb/ 结尾。注意拼写相似的 tube /tjuːb/(管子)和 tab /tæb/(标签)发音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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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