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boob

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++boob1 /buːb/ noun [countable]  1. HBH[usually plural] informal a woman’s breast 〔妇女的〕乳房,奶子2. MISTAKE British English informal a silly mistake 愚蠢的错误3. STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE American English old-fashioned a stupid or silly person 傻瓜,笨蛋
Examples from the Corpus
boobWhoops! I think I've made a booboo.We labelled the pictures with the wrong names, but the boob was spotted by one of our readers.
boob2 verb [intransitive] British English informal  MISTAKEto make a stupid mistake 出错 SYN American English goof I think Jean’s boobed again. 我想琼又犯错了。→ See Verb tableOrigin boob 1. (1900-2000) bubby breast ((17-21 centuries)), perhaps from the sound of a sucking baby 2. (1600-1700) Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus stammering
a Corpus woman’s breast


boob
I
boob1 /buːb/ noun [countable]
 Sense 1
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: bubby 'breast' (17-21 centuries), perhaps from the sound of a sucking baby
 Sense 2-3
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Spanish
 Origin: bobo, from Latin balbus 'stammering'
1. [usually plural] informal a woman’s breast
2. British English informal a silly mistake
3. American English old-fashioned a stupid or silly person

II
boob2 verb [intransitive] British English informal
to make a stupid mistake
   SYN  goof American English:
    I think Jean’s boobed again.


boobBrE /buːb/ 🔊NAmE /buːb/ 🔊 noun(slang) a woman's breast (女人的)乳房(BrE, informal) a stupid mistake 愚蠢的错误I made a bit of a boob deleting that file.我犯了个愚蠢的错误,把那份文件删除了。(NAmE) a stupid person 傻瓜;蠢货
boobBrE /buːb/ 🔊NAmE /buːb/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they boob BrE /buːb/ 🔊 NAmE /buːb/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it boobs BrE /buːbz/ 🔊 NAmE /buːbz/ 🔊past simple boobed BrE /buːbd/ 🔊 NAmE /buːbd/ 🔊past participle boobed BrE /buːbd/ 🔊 NAmE /buːbd/ 🔊 -ing form boobing BrE /ˈbuːbɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbuːbɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (informal) to make a stupid mistake 犯愚蠢的错误