rubber
noun uk/ˈrʌb.ər/ us/ˈrʌb.ɚ/
(SUBSTANCE)
B2 [ U ]橡胶;合成橡胶
an elastic substance (= that stretches) made either from the juice of particular tropical trees or artificially
Tyres are almost always made of rubber. 几乎所有轮胎都是用橡胶制成的。
A2 [ C ] UK橡皮
an eraser mainly US
[ C ] US（俚语）避孕套，保险套
slang for a condom
rubbers [ plural ] US （雨雪天套在鞋上防水的橡胶）套鞋
old-fashioned for overshoes
It looks like rain so you might want to wear your rubbers.
People wear rubbers on the factory floor.
When we worked at the bakery, we wore long paper aprons, hairnets, and rubbers.
By now the road was so slushy that the rubbers barely kept our feet dry.
Coats and rubbers were kept at the entrance.
- More examples
- Most tyres are made of rubber compounded with other chemicals and materials.
- The chemical industry produces such things as petrochemicals, drugs, paint and rubber.
- Sunlight has caused the rubber to perish.
- These toys are made of pliant rubber, so they won't break.
- This rubber ball is very resilient and immediately springs back into shape.
(GAME)
[ C ]多轮决胜负的比赛（尤指扑克牌或板球三局两胜或五局三胜）
a series of three or five games between two teams, especially in card games or cricket
We played a rubber of bridge. 我们进行了一次三局两胜制的桥牌比赛。
Idiom
a rubber checkidiom US humorous 空头支票
a cheque (= piece of paper from someone's bank used as payment) that is not worth anything because the person does not have enough money in the bank