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cobbler

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cob·bler /ˈkɒblə $ ˈkɑːblər/ noun  1 [countable, uncountable]DF cooked fruit covered with a sweet bread-like mixture 酥皮水果馅饼 peach cobbler 酥皮桃肉馅饼2. BODC[countable] old-fashioned someone who makes and repairs shoes 鞋匠3 cobblers WRONG/INCORRECT[plural] British English spoken informal nonsense 蠢话,废话 I’ve never heard such a load of old cobblers! 我这辈子还没听说过那样的蠢话!
Examples from the Corpus
cobblerBut cobblers and laundry owners could be in trouble, and tobacco products should be avoided altogether.Record shops had replaced the local cobbler, and Dolcis had given way to Mary Quant.The steak-and-chicken dinner finishes off with homemade peach cobbler and live entertainment.In most cases the cobbler works around these elements and if possible replaces a damaged area with a comparable material.Also patrons to cobblers, saddlers, shoemakers, and tanners.Dinner consists of salad, barbecue and beans with a warm cobbler for dessert.
cob·bler nounChineseSyllable
fruit sweet a mixture covered bread-like with Corpus cooked


cobbler
cobbler /ˈkɒblə $ ˈkɑːblər/ noun
1. [uncountable and countable] cooked fruit covered with a sweet bread-like mixture:
    peach cobbler
2. [countable] old-fashioned someone who makes and repairs shoes
3. cobblers [plural] British English spoken informal nonsense:
    I’ve never heard such a load of old cobblers!


cob·blerBrE /ˈkɒblə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːblər/ 🔊 noun [countable] a type of fruit or meat pie with a thick cake or pastry layer on top 厚皮水果馅饼(或肉饼)peach cobbler桃子馅饼 [countable] a person who repairs shoes 修鞋匠   compare shoemaker [uncountable] cobblers (BrE, informal) nonsense 胡说;废话He said it was all a load of cobblers. 他说那完全是一派胡言。🔊🔊