scrub

clean, clear, sweep, dust, mop, wipe, scrub

这些动词均有“使干净”之意。
clean: 是这些动词中最常用的词，指将某物或某处的污物等清除掉，弄干净。
clear: 指清除不要的东西。
sweep: 指用扫帚等进行清扫，也用作比喻。
dust: 指将积落在物体表面的尘土抹去、掸掉或擦去以保干净。
mop: 侧重指用拖把擦洗地板，有时也指擦干净或擦去。
wipe: 多指用布、纸等物把东西擦净，也指擦掉某物。
scrub: 指用硬刷、肥皂或水用力地擦洗某物。

名词 scrub:

1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
   同义词：chaparral, bush
2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
   同义词：scrubbing, scouring

动词 scrub:

1. clean with hard rubbing
   同义词：scour
2. wash thoroughly
   同义词：scrub up
3. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
   同义词：cancel, call off, scratch

形容词 scrub:

1. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

1. Give that floor a good hard scrub.
   使劲擦洗一下那地板。
2. Although she scrubbed the old pot thoroughly, she could not make it look completely clean.
   虽然她彻底地用力擦洗那只旧壶，但她无法把它完全洗干净。