n.[C]

1. 肋，肋骨
   He broke a rib when he fell off his horse.

   他从马上摔下来折断了一根肋骨。

2. 排骨，肋条
3. （叶子的）主脉；（动物的）翅膀
4. 肋骨状的东西；（船的）肋材；（飞机的）翼肋；矿柱

vt.

1. 装肋于；用肋状物支撑（或围住）
2. 【口】嘲弄，取笑
   They ribbed him for confusing the two words.

   他们嘲笑他把这两个字混淆了。

n.

1. each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine, protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.
   ▸an animal rib with meat adhering to it used as food.
2. Architecture  a curved member supporting a vault or defining its form.
3. a curved transverse strut in a ship, forming part of the framework of the hull.
4. each of the curved pieces of wood forming the body of a lute or violin.
5. each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella.
6. Aeronautics  a structural member in an aerofoil.
7. a vein of a leaf or an insect's wing.
8. Knitting  alternate plain and purl stitches producing a ridged, slightly elastic fabric.

v.

1. mark with or form into ridges.
   ▸provide with ribs.
2. informal tease good-naturedly.