scrub¹

vt.

1. 用力擦洗；揉
   The maid is responsible for scrubbing the kitchen and bathroom floors.

   這個女佣負責擦洗廚房與浴室的地板。

2. 擦掉；擦亮
   She patiently scrubbed the dirty marks off the wall.

   她耐心地擦去牆上的汙漬。

3. 【口】取消，中止
   Our project was scrubbed.

   我們的計畫被取消了。

4. 【俚】廢除
   The design was scrubbed at the drawing board stage as being impractical.

   這一設計圖紙還未畫出就被認為不實用而遭廢棄。

5. 把……擦得[O8]
   She scrubbed the floor clean.

   她將地板擦乾淨了。

vi.

1. 用力擦洗
   I scrubbed hard at the stain to see if I could get it off.

   我使勁擦這個汙跡，看能不能將它去掉。

2. （醫生在施行手術前）擦洗手臂