each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs
肋骨。
a rib of an animal with meat adhering to it used as food; a joint or cut from the ribs of an animal
排骨；肋条。
a long raised piece of stronger or thicker material across a surface or through a structure, and typically serving to support or strengthen it, in particular
肋，尤指：
【建筑】 （圆拱的）肋，拱肋。
any of the curved transverse struts of metal or timber in a ship, extending up from the keel and forming part of the framework of the hull
（船的）肋骨。
each of the curved pieces of wood forming the body of a lute or the sides of a violin
（琉特琴或小提琴的）琴身。
each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella
（雨伞的）伞骨。
【航空】 翼肋。
a vein of a leaf (especially the midrib) or an insect's wing
叶的脉纹（尤指叶的主脉）；（昆虫的）翅脉。
a ridge of rock or land
（岩石的）脉纹；（田地上的）垄。
[mass noun]
【编织】 罗纹，罗纹花样。
(一般作
以拢起的条纹或脊坡为标志；形成拢起的条纹（或脊坡）
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the road ahead was ribbed with furrows of slush .前面的路上拢起一道道烂泥。
〈非正式〉 （无恶意地）戏弄，嘲笑
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the first time I appeared in the outfit I was ribbed mercilessly .我第一次穿这套装束时遭到了无情的嘲弄。
a small open boat with a fibreglass hull and inflatable rubber sides
玻璃钢充气船。
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