tub
noun /tʌb/
/tʌb/
- a large round container without a lid (= cover), used for washing clothes in, growing plants in, etc.
盆；桶 - There were tubs of flowers on the balcony.
阳台上有一盆盆的花。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bath
- wash
- hot
- …
- lie in
- soak in
- climb in
- …
- There were tubs of flowers on the balcony.
- enlarge imagea small, wide plastic or paper container with a lid (= cover), used for food, etc.
（塑料或纸的）饭盒，食品盒 - a tub of margarine
一盒人造黄油 - an empty margarine tub
空的人造黄油盒
- a tub of margarine
- (especially North American English, informal) a bathtub (= a large, long container that you put water in and then get into to wash your whole body)
盆；桶 - They found her lying in the tub.
他们发现她躺在浴缸里。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bath
- wash
- hot
- …
- lie in
- soak in
- climb in
- …
- They found her lying in the tub.
词源Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin; compare with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tubbe.