rubber1/ˋrʌbɚ; ˈrʌbə/n 1 [U] a strong substance used to make tyres, boots etc that is made from the juice of a tropical tree or chemicals 橡胶﹔合成橡胶: The seal is made of rubber . 这个图章是橡皮做的。2 [C] BrE 【英】a) a small piece of rubber used to remove pencil marks from paper [ eraser AmE 【美】] 橡皮(擦)see picture at见 CLASSROOM 图b) a piece of wood or plastic with soft material on one side used to remove marks from a BLACKBOARD [ eraser AmE 【美】] 黑板擦3 [C] informal a CONDOM 【非正式】避孕套
rubber2adj made of rubber 橡胶做的: rubber gloves 橡胶手套a rubber ball 皮球see picture at见 MATERIAL1 图