rib /rib/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) support resembling the rib of an animal
• (n.) any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
• (n.) cut of meat including one or more ribs

Chinese translation

• n. 肋骨, 肋状物, 笑话
• vt. 装肋状物于, 戏弄

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/rib/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.59 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

ribbing, ribbed, ribs

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