boob
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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
boob• Whoops! 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”boob1 nounboob2 verbChinese
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boob
boob1 /buːb/
noun [countable]
Origin: bubby 'breast' (17-21 centuries), perhaps from the sound of a sucking baby
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
boob2
verb [intransitive] British English informal
to make a stupid mistake
SYN goof American English:
I think Jean’s boobed again.
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noun [countable] Sense 1
Date: 1900-2000Origin: bubby 'breast' (17-21 centuries), perhaps from the sound of a sucking baby
Sense 2-3
Date: 1600-1700Language: Spanish
Origin: bobo, from Latin balbus 'stammering'
2. British English informal a silly mistake
3. American English old-fashioned a stupid or silly person
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verb [intransitive] British English informalto make a stupid mistake
SYN goof American English: