nobble

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nob·ble /ˈnɒbəl $ ˈnɑː-/ verb [transitive] British English informal  1  MONEYFORCE somebody TO DO somethingto make someone do what you want by illegally offering them money or threatening them 收买；要挟 → bribe The jury had been nobbled and the case had to be reheard. 陪审团被收买，案件必须重审。2. DSHto prevent a horse from winning a race, especially by giving it drugs 〔尤指给赛马服药〕使不能取胜3  ATTENTIONto get someone’s attention, especially in order to persuade them to do something 〔尤指为说服某人做某事而〕引起〔某人〕的注意 I was nobbled by my deaf old aunt and couldn’t get away. 我被失聪的老阿姨拖住了无法脱身。→ See Verb table

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nobble• Whatever, these are the people the publishers really want to nobble, and they don't come to conference.• Jack Butler really didn't like the idea that he had been nobbled and worse than that, nobbled by a girl.• The problem with this, of course, is that, as in most sports, some competitors are nobbled from the start.• Good fun, anyway - but oh dear, people do nobble one, don't they?• I can't say that I blame George Washington, or, my father who nobbled our London one by pruning it.• The hon. Member for Dagenham must have been speaking out of turn at that time; he has certainly been nobbled since.Origin nobble (1800-1900) Perhaps from knobble “to hit with the closed hand” ((1800-1900))

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nob‧ble /ˈnɒbəl $ ˈnɑː-/ verb [transitive] British English informal1. to make someone do what you want by illegally offering them money or threatening them ⇨ bribe:
    The jury had been nobbled and the case had to be reheard.
2. to prevent a horse from winning a race, especially by giving it drugs
3. to get someone’s attention, especially in order to persuade them to do something:
    I was nobbled by my deaf old aunt and couldn’t get away.

nob·bleBrE /ˈnɒbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɑːbl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they nobble BrE /ˈnɒbl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnɑːbl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it nobbles BrE /ˈnɒblz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnɑːblz/ 🔊past simple nobbled BrE /ˈnɒbld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnɑːbld/ 🔊past participle nobbled BrE /ˈnɒbld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnɑːbld/ 🔊 -ing form nobbling BrE /ˈnɒblɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnɑːblɪŋ/ 🔊 (BrE, informal) ~ sth to prevent a horse from winning a race, for example by giving it drugs 阻止（赛马）取胜~ sb to persuade sb to do what you want, especially illegally, by offering them money 买通◆his attempts to nobble the jury他想收买陪审团的种种企图~ sb to prevent sb from achieving what they want 阻挠；使遭受挫折 SYN thwart ~ sb to catch sb or get their attention, especially when they are unwilling （尤指有违其意愿）抓住，引起注意◆He was nobbled by the press who wanted details of the affair. 新闻界紧盯住他不放，要了解事件的详情。🔊🔊▸ nob·bling BrE /ˈnɒblɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɑːblɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]