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rib

noun
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  1. [countable] any of the curved bones that are connected to the spine and surround the chest肋骨
    • a broken/bruised/cracked rib折断的／挫伤的／开裂的肋骨
    • Stop poking me in the ribs!别捅我的腰！🔊🔊
    see also floating rib, ribcageTopics Bodyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broken
    • bruised
    • cracked
    • …
    verb + rib
    • break
    • bruise
    • crack
    • …
    rib + noun
    • cage
    • injury
    preposition
    • against the/​your ribs
    • in the/​your ribs
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable, countable] a piece of meat with one or more bones from the ribs of an animal 排骨see also prime rib, short ribs, spare ribTopics Foodc2
  3. [countable] a curved piece of wood, metal or plastic that forms the frame of a boat, roof, etc. and makes it stronger（船或屋顶等的）肋拱，肋材
    • a roof with rib vaulting带肋拱顶的屋顶
  4. [uncountable, countable] a way of knitting (= making clothing using wool and two long needles) that produces a pattern of straight lines up and down in which some are raised higher than others （织物的）凸条花纹，罗纹
    • a rib cotton sweater一件罗纹棉毛衫
    5. Word OriginOld English rib, ribb (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rib(be) and German Rippe. The sense ‘tease’ was originally a US slang usage meaning ‘to fool, dupe’ (1930s).
Idioms
dig somebody in the ribs
  1. to push your finger or your elbow into somebody’s side, especially to attract their attention（尤指为引起注意用手指或胳膊肘）捅某人一下

rib

verb
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(old-fashioned, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rib
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he / she / it ribs
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past simple ribbed
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past participle ribbed
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-ing form ribbing
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  1. rib somebody (about/over something) to laugh at somebody and make jokes about them, but in a friendly way嘲笑；逗弄；开（某人的）玩笑 synonym tease
    • He used to rib her mercilessly about her accent.他过去常常对她的口音毫不留情。
    Word OriginOld English rib, ribb (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rib(be) and German Rippe. The sense ‘tease’ was originally a US slang usage meaning ‘to fool, dupe’ (1930s).