Rib
[rɪb]
解释:
(noun.) support resembling the rib of an animal.
(noun.) a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural.
(noun.) a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant.
(noun.) any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates).
(noun.) a teasing remark.
(noun.) cut of meat including one or more ribs.
(verb.) form vertical ribs by knitting; 'A ribbed sweater'.
校对:塞勒斯特--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.
(n.) That which resembles a rib in form or use.
(n.) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.
(n.) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.
(n.) One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended.
(n.) A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth.
(n.) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.
(n.) The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf.
(n.) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.
(n.) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like.
(n.) A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.
(n.) Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.
(n.) An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.
(n.) A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib.
(v. t.) To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.
(v. t.) To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
艾琳校对
解释:
n. one of the bones from the backbone which encircle the chest: anything like a rib in form or use: a piece of meat containing one or more ribs: a piece of timber which helps to form or strengthen the side of a ship: a vein of a leaf or an insect's wing: a prominence running in a line: a ridge: (archit.) a moulding or projecting band on a ceiling: one of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended: (coll.) a wife (from Gen. ii. 21-23).—v.t. to furnish or enclose with ribs: to form with rising lines—as corduroy: to enclose:—pr.p. rib′bing; pa.t. and pa.p. ribbed.—ns. Rib′-band a piece of timber bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel to hold them in position; Rib′bing an arrangement of ribs; Rib′-grass the ribwort plantain.—adj. Rib′less having no ribs.—n. Rib′let a rudimentary rib.—adjs. Rib′-like like a rib: resembling a rib; Rib′-nosed having the snout ribbed as a baboon.—v.t. Rib′-roast to beat soundly.—ns. Rib′-roast′er (coll.) a severe blow on the ribs; Rib′-roast′ing a severe beating; Rib′-vault′ing.
n. hound's tongue: water-cress.
校对:尼古拉斯
娱乐性解释:
To dream of seeing ribs, denotes poverty and misery.
艾布拉姆编辑
例句:
- Four arches form each span, each arch consisting of an upper and lower curved member or rib, extending from pier to pier, and each member composed of two parallel steel tubes. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- That last part of thy speech, Dennet, said the Minstrel, has saved thee a rib or twain. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- A departure was early made in the matter of strengthening the ribs of oak to better meet the strains from the rough seas. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- There's a tub of lard on the ribs of each one. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Here the heart of St. Philip Neri was so inflamed with divine love as to burst his ribs. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- You see me now with my back like a camel and my ribs all awry, but there was a time when Corporal Henry Wood was the smartest man in the 117th foot. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- The caudal and sacral vertebrae vary in number; as does the number of the ribs, together with their relative breadth and the presence of processes. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- A portion of his chest was laid bare to the ribs, three of which had been broken by the mighty blows of the gorilla. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- She moved a little way and he pushed her hard in the ribs with his left hand again to make her get really away. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Pinner says she's always about your trinket-box and drawers, and everybody's drawers, and she's sure she's put your white ribbing into her box. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- On our left were the granite-ribbed domes of old Spain. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Look at the band of ribbed silk and the excellent lining. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- Since Ericsson's day other inventors have made themselves also famous by giving new twists to the tail of this famous fish and new forms to its iron-ribbed body. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- A gigantic battle against floods and torrents, pestilence and swamps, tropical rivers, jungles and rock-ribbed mountains had been fought--and won! 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
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