scrubbing [
skrʌb]
[化] 洗涤
scrubbing[ noun ]
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
<noun.act>
Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrubbed}
(skr[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrubbing}.] [OE. scrobben,
probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skrubbe, Sw.
skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.]
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; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.
- He told about seeing Campbell throw a screaming Lattie into a bathtub of hot water, scrubbing the boy with a rag until his skin started peeling off.
- First, when you catch a cricket, give him a bath," he says, moving his arms about as if scrubbing his back with a brush.
- Women's magazines show women scrubbing dogs in old washtubs.
- Many are scrubbing the spuds, too, rather than shipping them with a layer of Down East soil.
- The most controversial figure in one of several scenes depicted is that of a Jew scrubbing the pavement.
- Other methods such as hosing the beach destroy plantlife and small shellfish. In the case of the Alaskan spill, workers from Exxon and US environmental groups spent much time sitting on the shingle scrubbing boulders and pebbles individually.
- Some companies had also counted on being able to come up with anti-plaque toothpastes that actually kill the bacteria instead of simply dissolving it or scrubbing it away.
- This uses a sodium-based alkaline scrubbing liquor to capture the SO.
- Conventional systems introduce a new scrubbing agent, which must be bought, and then release a sludge that has to go to landfill.
- "I got home at 10 o'clock that night after scrubbing and waxing the floor with Sam," Bogle said.
- A low-voltage electronic field to repel pigeons has been installed at the fountain, following a two-year, $2.8-million scrubbing project, city art officials said Tuesday.
- He admits he can't solve all of the problems by scrubbing the budget." In his first year in office, Roemer pushed through sales tax increases and borrowed $1 billion to retire an accumulated deficit.
- The Air Force says it is looking for other emergency power sources after scrubbing a program that would have placed small nuclear reactors at bases around the country.
- Days are filled with removing trees and scrubbing house, nights with uneasy sleep.
- There is no scrubbing, he said.