rib
[rɪb] noun
BONE 骨头
ADVANCED countable
■a bone that curves round from your back to your chest 肋骨•My son broke a rib when he fell off a ladder.我儿子从梯子上摔了下来，摔断了一根肋骨。 countable or uncountable
■a piece of meat taken from this part of an animal 排骨（肉）；肋条（肉）•He cooked rib of lamb for Sunday lunch.星期天午饭时他做了羊排。 ⇒ See also spare ribs
countable
■one of the curved pieces of metal or wood which support the structure of a boat or roof （船或建筑物的）肋拱，肋材
[rɪb] noun
PATTERN 图案
uncountable
■a method of knitting that makes a pattern of raised parallel lines 凸条花纹织法；罗纹织法
⇒ See also ribbed
[rɪb] noun
poke/dig sb in the ribs
■to push your finger quickly into someone's chest, usually to make them notice something or to stop them from doing or saying something 用手指捅（某人）肋部（以引起某人注意或阻止其做事或说话）
[rɪb] verb transitive (-bb-) informal
■to joke and laugh at someone in a friendly way about something （善意地）取笑，逗弄，开…的玩笑•His brothers ribbed him about his new girlfriend.兄弟们拿他新交的女朋友取笑他。 ⇒ See also ribbing |