ribs
肋骨,肋条,排骨,骨骼
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Definitions
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- : one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- : a cut of meat, as beef, containing a rib.
- : ribs, spareribs.
- : Architecture. any of several archlike members of a vault supporting it at the groins, defining its distinct surfaces, or dividing these surfaces into panels: including ogives and tiercerons.any of several molded members or moldings, including ridge ribs and liernes, and on the surface of a vault accenting the ridges or dividing the surface into panels.
- : something resembling a rib in form, position, or use, as a supporting or strengthening part.
- : a structural member that supports the shape of something: an umbrella rib.
- : Nautical. any of the curved framing members in a ship's hull that rise upward and outward from the keel; frame.
- : a stiffening beam cast as part of a concrete slab.
- : a primary vein of a leaf.
- : a vertical ridge in cloth, especially in knitted fabrics.
- : a ridge, as in poplin or rep, caused by heavy yarn.
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Examples
As zealots poured in from Arkansas and Mississippi, a wire service reporter got punched in the ribs.
So what if she broke two ribs a couple years ago; so did Jack Bauer —perhaps twice.
As that clip played, Camille leaned over and gave her husband a playful poke in the ribs.
Season beef ribs with brown sugar, honey, onion powder, salt and pepper.
They begin with a joust where Gautier pierces Bernier with his lance between his ribs.
He was ready to drop when he reached it, and his heart beat like a hammer against his ribs.
The back, ribs and head of very beautiful small figured wood.
"Kick a few uh his ribs out uh place for a starter," Piegan coolly advised.
She paused for a fraction of a second, while his heart went thumping against his ribs.
These steel ribs and this whalebone make it more like a piece of harness than anything else I can think of.