fob off

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To use lies, excuses, or deceit to satisfy (someone); to deceitfully appease someone by giving something that is spurious or inferior from what was wanted or expected. informal,transitive
    — When I phoned up, I was fobbed off with a string of excuses.
  2. To fraudulently dispose of (goods). informal,transitive
    — He fobbed off the forgery as genuine.

词形变化

fobs off present,singular,third-person fobbing off participle,present fobbed off participle,past fobbed off past fub off alternative,archaic
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