用法パターン:
to put [someone] in the tub
She filled the tub with hot water and bubbles.
Megtöltötte a kádat forró vízzel és habbal.
The kids were splashing so much that water ran over the edge of the tub.
A gyerekek annyira fröcsköltek, hogy a víz átfolyt a kád peremén.
He likes to read in the tub after a long day.
Please rinse out the tub when you’re done.
I almost slipped getting out of the tub.
学習者向け例文
The baby is in the tub.
A baba a kádban van.
I take a bath in the tub every night.
Minden este a kádban fürdöm.
He fills the tub with warm water.
She sits in the tub and washes her hair.
Please clean the tub after your bath.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse “tub” with “tube.” A “tub” is a wide open container (like a bath), while a “tube” is long and narrow (like a toothpaste tube). Also, use the preposition “in” with this meaning: you sit “in the tub,” not “on the tub.”
意味
bathtub, bath used for washing
コロケーション
fill the tub
|soak in the tub
|get in the tub
|sit in the tub
|climb out of the tub
|clean the tub
類義語
bathtub (More standard and explicit; ‘tub’ is shorter and can sound more informal or childish.)
対義語
shower (A device and place for washing while standing under falling water, instead of sitting in a tub.)
テーマ
home
|daily life
|hygiene
|daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
定義
A large bath in a bathroom that you fill with water and sit in to wash your body.
A large fixed container, usually in a bathroom, that you fill with water and sit or lie in to wash your body.
用法パターン:
a tub of [food or substance]
She bought a big tub of ice cream for the party.
Vett egy nagy doboz fagylaltot a bulira.
The tools are stored in a blue plastic tub in the garage.
A szerszámokat egy kék műanyag tárolóládában tartják a garázsban.
He washed the clothes in a metal tub behind the house.
We keep the dog’s food in a large sealed tub.
The strawberries came in a small plastic tub.
学習者向け例文
There is a tub of water in the yard.
Az udvaron van egy vízzel teli kád.
He puts the toys in a big tub.
Egy nagy ládába teszi a játékokat.
She buys a tub of yogurt every week.
I keep rice in a plastic tub.
We wash the small clothes in a tub.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes say “box of ice cream” instead of the more natural “tub of ice cream” for large containers. Remember that a “tub” is usually deep and open at the top, unlike a “box,” which is more square or rectangular.
コロケーション
tub of ice cream
|tub of butter
|plastic tub
|washing tub
|storage tub
|tub of yogurt
類義語
container (More general; “tub” suggests a larger, often round, open container.)
対義語
plate (A flat object for holding food, contrasting with a deep container like a tub.)
テーマ
daily life
|food
|home
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
定義
A big open container for water, food, or other things, usually round and made of plastic, metal, or wood.
A large open container, often round and made of plastic, metal, or wood, used for holding liquids, food, or other loose substances.
用法パターン:
a tub of [food or substance]
We ate an entire tub of ice cream while watching the movie.
Filmnézés közben megettünk egy egész doboz fagylaltot.
She buys a small tub of yogurt for breakfast every day.
Minden nap vesz reggelire egy kis pohár joghurtot.
He can finish a tub of popcorn by himself.
I only need half a tub of paint for this wall.
They shared a family-sized tub of fried chicken.
学習者向け例文
He eats a big tub of ice cream.
Megeszik egy nagy doboz fagylaltot.
We finished a tub of popcorn.
Megettünk egy vödör popcornt.
She bought two tubs of yogurt.
They shared one tub of fried chicken.
I can’t drink a whole tub of milk.
よくある間違い:
Learners may not realize that “a tub of X” can mean both the container and the amount inside it. In many shopping or eating contexts, it mainly refers to the quantity, similar to “a bottle of water” or “a jar of jam.”
意味
amount held by one tub
コロケーション
a tub of ice cream
|a tub of yogurt
|a whole tub
|finish a tub
|share a tub
|small tub
類義語
containerful (More formal and uncommon; “tub” is the normal everyday word for this quantity.)
対義語
small amount (Describes only a little of something, as opposed to a full tub.)
テーマ
food
|daily life
|shopping
|food_drink
|daily_life
定義
An amount of something that fills one tub, usually food from a store.
The quantity of something contained in one tub, especially food that is sold in tubs.
用法パターン:
an old tub of a [vehicle or boat]
We crossed the lake in a little old tub that barely stayed afloat.
Egy rozoga kis teknővel keltünk át a tavon, ami alig maradt fenn a vízen.
He’s still driving that rusty old tub to work every day.
Még mindig azzal a rozsdás öreg tragaccsal jár dolgozni mindennap.
The sailors joked that their ship was a floating tub.
No one wanted to rent the leaky tub tied up at the end of the dock.
This car is such a tub; it struggles to get up hills.
学習者向け例文
He drives an old tub of a car.
Egy öreg tragacsot vezet.
They went to sea in a small tub of a boat.
Egy kis rozoga teknővel mentek ki a tengerre.
My first car was a real tub.
We crossed the river in a leaky tub.
That old tub can’t go very fast.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes try to use this meaning in very formal writing. This sense of “tub” is informal and a bit negative, so it is better in speech, stories, or casual writing, not in academic or official texts.
意味
old or clumsy vehicle, esp. boat
コロケーション
old tub
|rusty tub
|slow old tub
|that little tub
|leaky tub
|beat-up tub
類義語
wreck (Emphasizes very bad condition in general; “tub” adds a feeling of heaviness or clumsiness, especially for boats.)
対義語
yacht (Suggests a nice, often expensive boat in good condition, contrasting with a shabby “tub.”)
テーマ
transport
|informal
|transportation
|travel
定義
An old car or boat that is slow, heavy, or in bad condition.
An old, slow, or badly maintained vehicle, especially a boat, that is considered heavy, clumsy, or in poor condition.
用法パターン:
to tub [someone] in [something]
She quickly tubbed the baby before bedtime.
Lefekvés előtt gyorsan megfürdette a babát a kádban.
We tubbed the dog outside because he was covered in mud.
Kint, egy kádban fürdettük meg a kutyát, mert csupa sár volt.
The nurse tubbed the patient carefully in warm water.
He got tubbed and changed into clean pajamas.
They tubbed the toddlers after the messy painting activity.
学習者向け例文
She tubs the baby every night.
Minden este megfürdeti a babát a kádban.
They tub the dog after a walk in the rain.
Esős séta után megfürdetik a kutyát a kádban.
The nurse tubs the old man gently.
He gets tubbed before he goes to bed.
We will tub the kids after dinner.
よくある間違い:
This verb is not very common; learners sometimes use it where “bathe” or “give a bath” would sound more natural. In most situations, it is safer to say “bathe the baby” or “give the baby a bath” instead of “tub the baby.”
コロケーション
tub the baby
|tub the kids
|tub him quickly
|tub the dog
|get tubbed
|tubbed in warm water
類義語
bathe (More common verb; “tub” is more informal and usually implies using a tub specifically.)
対義語
dry off (Refers to removing water from the body, the opposite stage of washing in a tub.)
テーマ
hygiene
|daily life
|daily_life
|health
|core_vocabulary
定義
To give a bath in a tub of water.
To wash a person or thing in a tub filled with water.