English Dictionary

rub off

動詞

慣用表現 自動詞

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, off. / To clean by rubbing. / (intransitive, idiomatic) to be transferred with little or no effort

日本語の意味

こすって汚れや色などを落とす、拭き取る / （別のものから）特徴や性質がほとんど努力なくして移る、付着する

Be careful not to rub off the paint when you clean the old bicycle.

古い自転車を掃除するときは、こすって塗装がはがれないように注意してください。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, off.

意味（2）

To clean by rubbing.

He was wet through with the dew and quite earthy from diving into the burrows the Boy had made for him in the flower bed, and Nana grumbled as she rubbed him off with a corner of her apron.

意味（3）

(intransitive, idiomatic) to be transferred with little or no effort

I hoped that, if I hung out with the popular kids, some of their charisma might rub off on me.

rubs off （ present singular third-person ）

rubbing off （ participle present ）

rubbed off （ participle past ）

rubbed off （ past ）