nobble

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɒbl̩/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A deliberate act of injury or obstruction. UK,slang,transitive
动词 v.
  1. To injure or obstruct intentionally. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,slang,transitive
    — Near-synonyms: hobble, hamper, hinder, impede, embarrass, disable
  2. To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation. Ireland,UK,slang,transitive
    — Unlike "noble" vigilantes, the police and court facilities which exist are said to be inefficient and corrupt, and juries are said to be easily "nobbled" or intimidated.
  3. To steal. Ireland,UK,slang,transitive
  4. To tamper with (typically a racehorse or greyhound) in order to prevent it from winning a race. slang,transitive
    — Every design that villainy could suggest was had recourse to in the hopes of nobbling Wild Dayrell; but never being left for an hour by either his trainer or jockey, he escaped the intended 'coopering', even when the lynchpins of the wheels of his van had been tampered with.

词形变化

nobbles present,singular,third-person nobbling participle,present nobbled participle,past nobbled past nobbles plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nobbler
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