rubbery
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rub·ber·y /ˈrʌbəri/ adjective 1 HARDlooking or feeling like rubber 橡皮似的 rubbery eggs 煮得很老的鸡蛋 rubbery lips 富有弹性的嘴唇► see thesaurus at hard2. WEAKif your legs or knees are rubbery, they feel weak or unsteady 〔腿或膝〕软弱无力的，不稳的
Examples from the Corpus
rubbery• The steak was a little rubbery.• The stone within can be peeled away as before - it feels rubbery and soft.• Her legs look puffed up, rubbery, but they keep moving.• Something about his rubbery features and squeaky voice trigger my cootie detector.• The white, rubbery fluid spread over the metal skin, hiding the crater from view.• And even a non- biology major could tell the rubbery item with the tentacles was obviously related to an octopus.rub·ber·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
feeling Corpus or rubber looking like
rubbery
rub‧ber‧y /ˈrʌbəri/
adjective
1. looking or feeling like rubber:
rubbery eggs
rubbery lips
2. if your legs or knees are rubbery, they feel weak or unsteady
▪ hard difficult to press down, break, or cut, and not at all soft: I fell onto the hard stone floor. | The clay gets harder as it dries.
▪firm not completely hard, but not easy to press or bend – used especially when this seems a good thing: I like to sleep on a firm mattress. | exercises to make your stomach muscles nice and firm | The pears were firm and juicy.
▪stiff difficult to bend and not changing shape: a piece of stiff cardboard | The collar of his shirt felt stiff and uncomfortable.
▪solid made of a thick hard material and not hollow: a solid oak door | The floor felt strong and solid beneath her feet.
▪rigid /ˈrɪdʒəd, ˈrɪdʒɪd/ having a structure that is made of a material that is difficult or impossible to bend: The tent is supported by a rigid frame. | Carry sandwiches in a rigid container.
▪crisp/crispy used about food that is pleasantly hard, so that it makes a noise when you bite it – often used about things that have been cooked in thin slices until they are brown: Bake the cookies until they are crisp and golden. | crispy bacon
▪crunchy food that is crunchy makes a noise when you bite on it – often used about things that are fresh, for example fruit, vegetables, and nuts: a crunchy breakfast cereal | The carrots were still nice and crunchy. | a crunchy salad | crunchy peanut butter
▪tough meat that is tough is too hard and is difficult to cut or eat: The meat was tough and flavourless.
▪rubbery too hard and bending like rubber rather than breaking – used especially about meat: The chicken was all rubbery.
rub‧ber‧y /ˈrʌbəri/
adjective1. looking or feeling like rubber:
2. if your legs or knees are rubbery, they feel weak or unsteady
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Eating out 去餐馆吃饭
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面 go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐 have a meal with sb与某人一起吃饭 make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)（以山田的名字）预订座位 reserve/ ( especially
BrE book a table for six预订一张坐六人的桌子 ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆
wait to be seated等待就座 show sb to their table把某人引到桌旁 sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边 hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list把菜单／酒水单递给某人 open/read/study/peruse the menu打开／看／仔细看菜单 the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单 taste/sample/try the wine品尝葡萄酒 the waiter takes your order服务生帮你点餐 order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house( speciality/BrE ( specialtyespecially
NAmE 点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜 serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡 complain about the food/the service/your meal抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好 enjoy your meal享用饭菜
Paying 结账
pay/ask for ( the bill/especially
BrE ( the checkNAmE 付账；要求结账 pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭 service is (not) included 不含服务费 give sb/leave (sb) a tip给某人小费