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    Hobson's choice

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Hob·son’s choice /ˌhɒbsənz ˈtʃɔɪs $ ˌhɑːb-/ noun [uncountable]  CHOOSEa situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all 无选择余地（的局面）
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    Hobson's choice• But, in terms of disability services, the choice available to us amounts to little more than Hobson's choice.    Origin Hobson's choice (1600-1700) Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554-1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door
    Hob·son’s choice nounChineseSyllable
    one situation in only is there which Corpus thing a


    Hobson's choice
    Hob‧son’s choice /ˌhɒbsənz ˈtʃɔɪs $ ˌhɑːb-/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Origin: Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554-1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door
    a situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all


    Hob·son's choiceBrE /ˌhɒbsnz ˈtʃɔɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhɑːbsnz ˈtʃɔɪs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a situation in which sb has no choice because if they do not accept what is offered, they will get nothing 无选择余地的局面；不得已的选择

    AGM, the chair, club, hobby, member, newsletter, secretary, society, subscription, treasurer

     ORIGIN From Tobias Hobson, a man who hired out horses in the 17th century. He gave his customers the choice of the horse nearest the stable door or none at all. 源自 17 世纪做马匹出租生意的托拜厄斯 · 霍布森 (Tobias Hobson)。他根本不让顾客选择，只租给他们离马厩门最近的马。