rib

排骨;【解】肋骨

(叶)主脉

(昆虫或鸟的)翅脉; 类似肋骨(作用)的东西; (飞机的)翼肋

(圆拱的)弯梁, 肋拱; (桥的)横梁; (船等)肋材, 伞骨, 扇骨; (矿区)侧壁; 矿柱;【机】肋骨, 变梁

书背凸带; (织物的)横线; 棱条; 罗纹; (沙滩上的)浪迹

[谑]心上人, 妻子; [美俚]少女, 姑娘

[俚]取笑

rib

any of the 24 curved elastic arches of bone that together form the chest wall in man. All are attached behind to the thoracic part of the spinal columnTechnical name costaSee true rib See false ribs See floating rib

the corresponding bone in other vertebrates

a cut of meat including one or more ribs

a part or element similar in function or appearance to a rib, esp a structural or supporting member or a raised strip or ridge

a structural member in a wing that extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge and maintains the shape of the wing surface

a projecting moulding or band on the underside of a vault or ceiling, which may be structural or ornamental

one of a series of raised rows in knitted fabricSee ribbing

a raised ornamental line on the spine of a book where the stitching runs across it

any of the transverse stiffening timbers or joists forming the frame of a ship's hull

any of the larger veins of a leaf

a metal strip running along the top of the barrel of a shotgun or handgun and guiding the alignment of the sights

a vein of ore in rock

a projecting ridge of a mountain; spur

to furnish or support with a rib or ribs

to mark with or form into ribs or ridges

to knit plain and purl stitches alternately in order to make raised rows in (knitting)

to enclose with or as if with ribs

rib

to tease or ridicule

a joke or hoax