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rescrub

/ɹᵻskɹˈʌb/ verb

To scrub again.

Word Origin Rescrub is simply re- 'again' plus scrub — to scrub once more. Scrub itself comes from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to rub hard, scrape,' which also gives us scrub and scrubber. It's a straightforward but satisfying word: when something isn't clean enough, you rescrub it.

verb To scrub again.

After the first wash, she had to rescrub the stubborn stain.

(动词) 重新擦洗

第一次洗涤后，她不得不重新擦洗那个顽固的污渍。

(verbo) refregar; fregar de nuevo; refrisar [Fregar de nuevo.]

Después del primer lavado, tuvo que fregar de nuevo la mancha difícil.

(verbe) refrotter; recurer à nouveau [Frotter ou récurer de nouveau.]

Après le premier lavage, elle a dû **rescrub** la tache tenace.

(Verb) nachschrubben; nochmals schrubben [Etwas erneut schrubben, besonders um hartnäckigen Schmutz oder Flecken zu entfernen.]

Nach dem ersten Waschen musste sie den hartnäckigen Fleck **rescrubben**.

(動詞) 再度こすり洗いする

最初の洗濯の後、彼女は頑固なシミをrescrubしなければならなかった。

(verbo) esfregar novamente; refregar [Esfregar novamente.]

Após a primeira lavagem, ela teve que esfregar novamente a mancha teimosa.

Synonyms: rescour re-clean re-wash re-scour
Word parts: re + scrub

Related words

scrubber scrubby

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