tub
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tub /tʌb/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 container 容器 a) DFa small container made of paper or plastic with a lid, in which food is bought or stored 〔盛食物的〕小钵，盒tub of a tub of ice cream 一盒冰激凌 a margarine tub 盛人造黄油的盒 b) DHan open container that is usually round, used for washing, storing things in etc 盆，缸 trees growing in tubs 盆栽树 →5 see picture at 见图 container2 amount 数量 (also tubful)AMOUNT the amount of liquid, food etc that a tub can contain 一盒的容量；一盆的容量tub of We ate a tub of ice cream. 我们吃了一盒冰激凌。3 bath 洗澡 American EnglishDHH a large container in which you sit to wash yourself 浴缸 SYN bathtub I had a long soak in the tub. 我在浴缸里泡了很久。4. boat 船 British English informalTTW an old boat that travels slowly 行驶缓慢的旧船，老爷船5. PERSON 人tub of lard informal not politeFAT someone who is short and fat 矮胖子
Examples from the Corpus
tub• Big Lil was a tub of a woman.• a tub of popcorn• An old bath tub for this purpose is invaluable.• Some sparrows invaded that privacy, crossing from parapet rail to chair to flower tub.• They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were raw, and wrung it out by hand.• a plastic tub full of dirty dishes• She went from the tub to the sink and back again.• I'm going to go get in the tub.• You give her the soap, chattering merrily as Dame Martha goes behind the screen back into the tub.• He held on to the sides of the tub and let his legs float gently to the surface.Origin tub (1300-1400) Middle Dutch tubbetub nounChinese
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tub
tub /tʌb/
noun [countable]
a. a small container made of paper or plastic with a lid, in which food is bought or stored
tub of
a tub of ice cream
a margarine tub
b. an open container that is usually round, used for washing, storing things in etc:
trees growing in tubs
2. AMOUNT (also tubful) the amount of liquid, food etc that a tub can contain
tub of
We ate a tub of ice cream.
3. BATH American English a large container in which you sit to wash yourself
SYN bathtub:
I had a long soak in the tub.
4. BOAT British English informal an old boat that travels slowly
5. PERSON tub of lard informal not polite someone who is short and fat
tub /tʌb/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: tubbe
1. CONTAINER Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: tubbe
a. a small container made of paper or plastic with a lid, in which food is bought or stored
tub of
b. an open container that is usually round, used for washing, storing things in etc:
2. AMOUNT (also tubful) the amount of liquid, food etc that a tub can contain
tub of
3. BATH American English a large container in which you sit to wash yourself
SYN bathtub:
4. BOAT British English informal an old boat that travels slowly
5. PERSON tub of lard informal not polite someone who is short and fat
especially