rubber

英 ['r?b?] 美['r?b?]

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復(fù)數(shù):?rubbers;

rubber 橡皮，橡膠

來(lái)自 rub,刮，擦，-er,表物。

rubber (n.): "thing that rubs" (a brush, cloth, etc.), 1530s, agent noun from rub (v.). The meaning "elastic substance from tropical plants" (short for India rubber) first recorded 1788, introduced to Europe 1744 by Charles Marie de la Condamine, so called because it originally was used as an eraser.
Very useful for erasing the strokes of black lead pencils, and is popularly called rubber, and lead-eater. [entry for Caoutchouc in Howard, "New Royal Encyclopedia," 1788]
Meaning "overshoe made of rubber" is 1842, American English; slang sense of "condom" is by 1930s. Sense of "deciding match" in a game or contest is 1590s, of unknown signification, and perhaps an entirely separate word. Rubber stamp (n.) is from 1881; figurative sense of "institution whose power is formal but not real" is from 1919; the verb in this sense is from 1934. Rubber cement is attested from 1856 (from 1823 as India-rubber cement). Rubber check (one that "bounces") is from 1927.

1. Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.: 橡皮子彈被用來(lái)驅(qū)散示威人群。

2. The accident was caused by people slowing down to rubber-neck.: 事故是由為了看熱鬧而減速的人引起的。

3. Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can irritate the skin.: 切辣椒時(shí)要戴橡膠手套，因?yàn)槔苯窌?huì)刺激皮膚。

4. Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds.: 士兵發(fā)射橡皮子彈驅(qū)散人群時(shí)有7個(gè)人受了傷。