noun🔗Share苦工， 吝啬鬼。 One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow."The scrub who lived next door worked long hours at the factory but never seemed to have much money. "住在隔壁那个苦工，一天到晚在工厂里卖力干活，可似乎总是很穷。personcharacterhumanmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share菜鸟，废物。 One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks."What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!"真是个废物！她不洗碗，反而把吃剩的饭菜抹在脸上！personcharacterattitudejobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share灌木丛，矮树丛。 A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant"oak scrub"橡树矮树丛plantenvironmentnaturegeographyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share劣畜, 杂种. (stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding."The farmer decided to sell the scrub bull because it was too small and its offspring were weak. "农场主决定把那头劣畜公牛卖掉，因为它个头太小，生下来的小牛也很虚弱。animalagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share灌木，矮树丛。 Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush."The hikers struggled to navigate the dense scrub covering the rocky hillside. "徒步者们艰难地穿行于覆盖着岩石山坡的茂密矮树丛中。environmentplantnatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share替补队员，后备队员 One not on the first team of players; a substitute."Because he was a scrub on the basketball team, Michael rarely got to play in the games. "因为迈克尔在篮球队里只是个替补队员，所以他很少有机会上场比赛。sportpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share卑鄙的，肮脏的. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby."The new student was a scrub, constantly forgetting his homework and disrupting class. "那个新来的学生真是个卑鄙的家伙，总是忘带作业，还扰乱课堂秩序。characterattitudemoralvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share擦洗，刷洗。 An instance of scrubbing."The scrub of the whiteboard before the next meeting was thorough. "下次会议前对白板的彻底擦洗非常到位。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share取消, 作废。 A cancellation."The school play was a scrub; it was canceled due to the storm. "学校的戏剧表演被取消了；因为暴风雨，演出作废了。actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share旧刷子，磨损的刷子 A worn-out brush."The old scrub was too worn to clean the kitchen floor properly. "那把旧刷子磨损得太厉害了，没法好好地清洁厨房地板。utensilitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share擦洗者，刷洗工 One who scrubs."The scrub diligently cleaned the kitchen floor. "那位擦洗工很勤奋地清洁了厨房地板。personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share手术服，洗手服。 (in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery."The surgeon carefully put on his scrub top and pants before entering the operating room. "医生小心地穿好手术服上衣和裤子，然后才进入手术室。medicinewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share手术服 (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers)."The nurses wore their scrubs to work. "护士们穿着手术服上班。medicinewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share磨砂膏，去角质霜 An exfoliant for the body."I use a sugar scrub to make my skin feel smoother in the shower. "我洗澡的时候用糖磨砂膏，这样皮肤感觉更光滑。bodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share擦洗，刷洗。 To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening"to scrub a floor"用力擦洗地板actionutilityworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share擦洗，刷洗。 To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour"Before starting the painting, the artist scrubbed the canvas with a wet brush to remove the old paint. "在开始绘画之前，艺术家用湿刷子用力擦洗画布，以去除旧颜料。actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抠搜，节省。 To be diligent and penurious"to scrub hard for a living"抠搜地努力工作以维持生计charactermoralvaluebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share取消，作废。 To call off a scheduled event; to cancel."Engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather."由于天气恶劣，工程师们不得不取消了卫星发射。actionplaneventbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share清理，清除，修正。 To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets"The street segment data from the National Post Office will need to be scrubbed before it can be integrated into our system."国家邮政局的街道段数据需要先进行清理和修正，才能整合到我们的系统中。computingtechnologyinternetstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share倒带，快速前后播放。 (audio) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system."The sound designer had to scrub through the audio to find the perfect scratching effect for the movie scene. "音效设计师不得不通过快速前后拖动音频来为电影场景找到完美的刮擦音效。mediamusicsoundtechnologyelectronicscomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拖动，擦洗 (针对音频/视频) (audio, video) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface."The editor used the mouse to scrub through the video, carefully checking each frame for mistakes. "剪辑师用鼠标拖动视频，仔细检查每一帧是否有错误。mediatechnologycomputingelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
