rubber

noun

1. 橡胶
   a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the juice of a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals.
   1. a ball made of rubber
      皮球
   2. a rubber tree
      橡胶树
2. 橡皮；黑板擦
   a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper; a piece of soft material used for removing chalk marks from a blackboard
3. 橡皮；黑板擦
   a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper; a piece of soft material used for removing chalk marks from a blackboard
4. （某些纸牌游戏或体育运动中相同的对手或队伍间）多轮决胜负的比赛
   (in some card games or sports) a competition consisting of a series of games or matches between the same teams or players

1. N-UNCOUNT 橡胶;合成橡胶
   Rubber is a strong, waterproof, elastic substance made from the juice of a tropical tree or produced chemically. It is used for making tyres, boots, and other products.
   1. ...the smell of burning rubber.
      橡胶燃烧的气味
2. ADJ 橡胶做的;橡胶制成的
   Rubber things are made of rubber.
   1. ...rubber gloves.
      橡胶手套
   2. ...a rubber ball.
      橡胶球
3. 橡皮擦
   A rubber is a small piece of rubber or other material that is used to remove mistakes that you have made while writing, drawing, or typing.

in AM, use 美国英语用 eraser


4. 避孕套
   A rubber is a condom.
5. N-COUNT (桥牌或惠斯特牌的)一盘，一局
   In some card games, for example bridge or whist, a rubber is a match of three games.
   1. Let's have a few rubbers of bridge.
      我们玩几局桥牌吧。

1. Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds
   士兵发射橡皮子弹驱散人群时有7个人受了伤。
2. Wear rubber gloves when handling cat litter.
   清理猫粪时要带上橡胶手套。
3. In one driveway a chauffeur wearing rubber boots was hosing down a limousine
   其中一条私人车道上，一位穿着橡胶靴的专职司机正用水管冲洗一辆豪华轿车。
4. Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can irritate the skin.
   切辣椒时要戴橡胶手套，因为辣椒会刺激皮肤。
5. She wore a surgical mask and rubber gloves while she worked with the samples.
   她处理样品的时候戴着手术口罩和橡胶手套。
6. Let's have a few rubbers of bridge.
   我们玩几局桥牌吧。
7. Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.
   橡皮子弹被用来驱散示威人群。
8. In Post Offices, virtually every document that's passed across the counter is stamped with a rubber stamp.
   基本上所有交到邮局柜台的文件都会加盖橡皮图章。
9. If you cut your rubber plant back, it should send out new side shoots.
   橡胶树修剪完后，应会长出新枝。
10. She frees her mass of hair from a rubber band and shakes it off her shoulders
    她解开橡皮筋，将浓密的头发披散在肩头。
11. The stench of burning rubber was overpowering.
    烧焦的橡胶臭气熏天。
12. The belt may make a squealing noise and throw off sooty black particles of rubber
    传送带会发出刺耳的噪音并释放出乌黑的橡胶颗粒。
13. He walked up the stairs. The treads were covered with a kind of rubber and very quiet.
    他走上楼梯。梯面上铺了一种橡胶，因此没有什么声响。
14. The government bought up the whole domestic rubber crop.
    政府买进国产的全部橡胶。
15. The smell of burning rubber is not pleasant.
    橡胶燃烧的气味不好闻。
16. If plastic and rubber are burnt, they'll give off poisonous gases.
    要是塑料和橡胶被焚，就会放出有毒的气体。
17. Rubber is an elastic material.
    橡胶是一种弹性材料。
18. The new rubber ball springs high.
    新皮球跳得高。
19. As the rubber droplets lose the acetone solvent, they become tacky and agglomerate.
    当橡胶滴失去丙酮溶液后，变成粘的，聚集态的。
20. Plastic and rubber won't conduct electricity, but copper will.
    塑料和橡胶不导电，但铜可以。
21. They worked on the farm, tapping rubber trees.
    他们在这农场做割胶的工作。
22. A rubber ball bounces well.
    橡皮球弹力好。
23. The rubber of this raincoat has disintegrated.
    这件橡皮雨衣脱胶了。
24. It is made of a yielding rubber or similar springing material.
    它是由柔软的橡皮或类似的弹性材料做成的。
25. A rubber band constricts what it encircles.
    橡皮圈将其环绕的东西箍得紧紧的。
26. Paste the picture on the wall with rubber cement.
    用橡胶胶水把画贴在墙上。
27. Steelmaking is basic, but there are many other related industries in this area too* glass, nonferrous metals, chemicals, rubber and machinery.
    炼钢是基础工业，但是这个地区还有许多其它的有关工业-玻璃，有色金属、化学品、橡胶以及机械等工业部门。
28. I use the pencil and rubber everyday.
    我每天使用铅笔和橡皮。
29. This is a rubber ball.
    这是一个橡胶球。

n.

burn rubber

• 飞车
  to drive very fast

noun

1. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

   Synonym:    arcticgaloshgoloshgumshoe

2. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

   Synonym:    condomsafetysafeprophylactic

3. an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber)

   Synonym:    rubber eraserpencil eraser

4. an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

   Synonym:    natural rubberIndia rubbergum elasticcaoutchouc

5. any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber

   Synonym:    synthetic rubber

verb

1. coat or impregnate with rubber
   1. rubberize fabric for rain coats

   Synonym:    rubberizerubberise

adj

1. returned for lack of funds
   1. a rubber check
   2. a no-good check

   Synonym:    no-good