n.[C]

1. 肋，肋骨
   He broke a rib when he fell off his horse.

   他從馬上摔下來折斷了一根肋骨。

2. 排骨，肋條
3. （葉子的）主脈；（動物的）翅膀
4. 肋骨狀的東西；（船的）肋材；（飛機的）翼肋；礦柱

vt.

1. 裝肋於；用肋狀物支撐（或圍住）
2. 【口】嘲弄，取笑
   They ribbed him for confusing the two words.

   他們嘲笑他把這兩個字混淆了。

n.

1. each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine, protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.
   ▸an animal rib with meat adhering to it used as food.
2. Architecture  a curved member supporting a vault or defining its form.
3. a curved transverse strut in a ship, forming part of the framework of the hull.
4. each of the curved pieces of wood forming the body of a lute or violin.
5. each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella.
6. Aeronautics  a structural member in an aerofoil.
7. a vein of a leaf or an insect's wing.
8. Knitting  alternate plain and purl stitches producing a ridged, slightly elastic fabric.

v.

1. mark with or form into ridges.
   ▸provide with ribs.
2. informal tease good-naturedly.