rib: [OE] Rib is a widespread Germanic word, which goes back to a prehistoric *rebjō, source also of German rippe, Dutch rib, Swedish ribba ‘lath’, etc. Its Old Norse form rif is the ancestor of English reef. Outside Germanic it is related to Russian rebro ‘rib’. => reef
rib (n.)
Old English ribb "rib," from Proto-Germanic *rebja- (cognates: Old Norse rif, Old Saxon ribbi, Old Frisian ribb, Middle Dutch, Dutch ribbe, Old High German ribba, German Rippe), literally "a covering" (of the cavity of the chest), from PIE *rebh- "to roof, cover" (cognates: Greek ereptein "to roof," Old Church Slavonic rebro "rib, reef"). As an item of food from early 15c. Rib joint "brothel" is slang from 1943, probably in reference to Adam's rib (compare rib "woman, wife," attested from 1580s).
rib (v.)
"tease, fool," 1930, apparently from rib (n.); perhaps as a figurative suggestion of poking someone in the ribs. Related: Ribbed; ribbing.
中文解释
1. rib => reef.2. 谐音“肋部”。
实用例句
1. The goalkeeper was stretchered off just before half-time with a rib injury.
就在中场休息前，该守门员由于肋骨受伤被用担架抬下场。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Use a cheap cut such as spare rib chops.
用一块便宜点的肉，比如肋排肉。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The guys in my local pub used to rib me about drinking "girly" drinks.
我家当地酒馆里的人以前总是取笑我喝“女人”饮料。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The doctor fixed the rib, dosed him heavily with drugs, and said he would probably get better.