rubber

US /ˈrʌbɚ/

noun Advanced · C1 Sản xuất & chất lượng

Definition

an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The factory makes tires from natural rubber imported from Thailand.

Word Family

NounNoun

rubber gốc

VerbVerb

rubber gốc rubberize

AdjectiveAdj

rubber gốc rubbery

AdverbAdv

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Synonyms

latexa milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
elastica narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

Collocations

Easy rubber boots for rainy weather
to rubber boots for rainy weather, meaning to coat or impregnate with rubber
Medium natural rubber manufacturing facility
describing natural rubber manufacturing facility (someone regarded as certain to succeed)
Hard fluctuations in global synthetic rubber prices
describing fluctuations in global synthetic rubber prices (a wave motion)
Very Hard where the rubber meets the road in implementation
a collocation phrase: where the rubber meets the road in implementation

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