"rag" in Chinese (Simplified)

抹布破布

Definition

抹布是指一块用来清洁或擦拭的旧布，也可指破旧的衣服。

多用在非正式场合，常见于“cleaning rag（抹布）”。短语“穿着破布衣服”（in rags）形容人衣着褴褛。“从贫穷到富有”用“from rags to riches”。不要与英语中表示“取笑”的“rag”混淆。

She used a rag to clean the table.

她用一块**抹布**擦桌子。

His clothes were torn and looked like rags.

他的衣服破烂，像**破布**一样。

Please throw that dirty rag away.

请把那块脏**抹布**扔掉。

After painting, my hands were covered in color so I wiped them on a rag.

画完画后，我的手沾满了颜色，只好用**抹布**擦了擦。

That old car looks like it was held together with rags and tape.

那辆旧车看起来全靠**破布**和胶带撑着。

He grew up in rags, but now he owns a successful company.

他小时候**贫困潦倒**，现在却拥有一家成功的公司。