rib

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rib1 /rɪb/ noun [countableC]

HBHHBAone of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest 肋骨

She was taken to hospital with a broken arm and ribs.

她胳膊和肋骨断了，被送进医院。

He was punched and kicked in the ribs.

他的肋部遭到拳打脚踢。

→4 See picture of 见图 SKELETON →5 see picture at 见图 skeleton

2 DFa piece of meat that includes an animal’s rib 肋条（肉），排骨

a rib of beef

牛肋条肉

barbecued ribs

烤肋条肉

→ spare ribs

3. TBCa curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure of something such as a boat or building 〔船或建筑等的〕肋材，肋拱

Examples from the Corpus

rib• A bruised rib sent Shaw out of the game.• Some brachiopods are smooth, but many became corrugated or ornamented with course or fine ribs.• Right on her rib was a circle and a cross burnt right in the skin.• I picked him off Newbury racecourse after he had broken most of his ribs under the flying hooves of his competitors.• On the staircase, Ried's hand can be seen again in the rib vaulting of c.1500.• Bobby poked him in the ribs.• Bring mixture to a boil and simmer until ribs are tender, about 1 hour.

rib2 verb (ribbed, ribbing) [transitiveT]

informalJOKE to make jokes and laugh at someone so that you embarrass them, but in a friendly way 〔友善地〕开…的玩笑，取笑 SYN tease

Examples from the Corpus

rib• The achenes of Sagittaria species differ from those of Echinodorus species by not being ribbed.• The sand under his feet had been crusty at first, ribbed, but now it was turning smooth, soft, unmarked.• Jose's teammates ribbed him about the flowers he got.• The outside of the shoe was constructed from woven fabric and metal with a ribbed silicon rubber tread.• Only the most daredevil gentlemen will choose the flannel shorts or fitted velvet trousers worn with a body-hugging ribbed sweater.• The vaulting is ribbed throughout, lofty and well-proportioned.

Origin rib1

Old English

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