rubber
n
1 [U] tough elastic substance made from the milky juice of certain tropical plants, or synthetically 橡膠; 合成橡膠
an electric cable insulated with rubber 用橡膠作絕緣材料的電纜
[attrib 作定語]
a pair of rubber gloves 一副橡皮手套
rubber car tyres 橡膠汽車輪胎.
2 [C] (Brit) (also esp US eraser)
(a) piece of this or some other substance for rubbing out pencil or ink marks (擦鉛筆或墨水痕跡的)橡皮
a pencil with a rubber on the end 一端帶橡皮的鉛筆.
(b) piece of material for rubbing out chalk marks on ablackboard 黑板擦.
3 [C] (infml 口 esp US) contraceptive sheath; condom 避孕套; 陰莖套.
4 rubbers [pl]
(esp US) waterproof rubber coverings worn over the shoes; galoshes (防水的)橡膠套鞋.
rubber n match of (the best of) three games at bridge, whist, etc (橋牌、 惠斯特等牌戲的)(三局兩勝的)比賽
Let's play another rubber. 咱們再賽個(gè)三局兩勝吧.
We can win the rubber 2 games to nil or 2-1. 我們可以以2比零或2比1贏得這三局兩勝的比賽.