rib
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rib1 /rɪb/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 
HBHHBAone of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest 肋骨 She was taken to hospital with a broken arm and ribs. 她胳膊和肋骨断了，被送进医院。 He was punched and kicked in the ribs. 他的肋部遭到拳打脚踢。 →5 see picture at 见图 skeleton2 DFa piece of meat that includes an animal’s rib 肋条（肉），排骨 a rib of beef 牛肋条肉 barbecued ribs 烤肋条肉 → spare ribs3. TBCa curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure of something such as a boat or building 〔船或建筑等的〕肋材，肋拱
HBHHBAone of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest 肋骨 She was taken to hospital with a broken arm and ribs. 她胳膊和肋骨断了，被送进医院。 He was punched and kicked in the ribs. 他的肋部遭到拳打脚踢。 →5 see picture at 见图 skeleton2 DFa piece of meat that includes an animal’s rib 肋条（肉），排骨 a rib of beef 牛肋条肉 barbecued ribs 烤肋条肉 → spare ribs3. TBCa curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure of something such as a boat or building 〔船或建筑等的〕肋材，肋拱Examples from the Corpus
rib• A bruised rib sent Shaw out of the game.• Some brachiopods are smooth, but many became corrugated or ornamented with course or fine ribs.• Right on her rib was a circle and a cross burnt right in the skin.• I picked him off Newbury racecourse after he had broken most of his ribs under the flying hooves of his competitors.• On the staircase, Ried's hand can be seen again in the rib vaulting of c.1500.• Bobby poked him in the ribs.• Bring mixture to a boil and simmer until ribs are tender, about 1 hour.rib2 verb (ribbed, ribbing) [transitive] informalJOKE to make jokes and laugh at someone so that you embarrass them, but in a friendly way 〔友善地〕开…的玩笑，取笑 SYN tease→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
rib• The achenes of Sagittaria species differ from those of Echinodorus species by not being ribbed.• The sand under his feet had been crusty at first, ribbed, but now it was turning smooth, soft, unmarked.• Jose's teammates ribbed him about the flowers he got.• The outside of the shoe was constructed from woven fabric and metal with a ribbed silicon rubber tread.• Only the most daredevil gentlemen will choose the flannel shorts or fitted velvet trousers worn with a body-hugging ribbed sweater.• The vaulting is ribbed throughout, lofty and well-proportioned.Origin rib1 Old Englishbones 12 of the of pairs one curved Corpus
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rib
rib1 /rɪb/ 
noun [countable]
1. one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest:
She was taken to hospital with a broken arm and ribs.
He was punched and kicked in the ribs.
2. a piece of meat that includes an animal’s rib:
a rib of beef
barbecued ribs ⇨ spare ribs
3. a curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure of something such as a boat or building
rib2 verb (past tense and past participle ribbed, present participle ribbing) [transitive]
informal to make jokes and laugh at someone so that you embarrass them, but in a friendly way
SYN tease
| I |
noun [countable] Language: Old English
1. one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest:
2. a piece of meat that includes an animal’s rib:
3. a curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure of something such as a boat or building
| II |
verb (past tense and past participle ribbed, present participle ribbing) [transitive]informal to make jokes and laugh at someone so that you embarrass them, but in a friendly way
SYN tease
