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单词 nobble
释义
nobble
verb[T]
UKslang
uk
/ˈnɒb.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.əl/

nobbleverb[T](CAUSE TO FAIL)

to make somethingfail,especiallyto make ahorsein aracefailby giving itdrugs
（尤指给赛马服用药物）使不能获胜
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Horse racing
  • Arab
  • Arabian
  • bloodstock
  • dark horse
  • derby
  • exacta
  • faller
  • furlong
  • going
  • horse racing
  • hurdler
  • jockey
  • race meeting
  • racehorse
  • racing
  • stable
  • stake
  • starter
  • steeplechase
  • turf
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Failing and doing badly

nobbleverb[T](PERSUADE)

topersuadesomeone to do what youwantthem to do,especiallyby usingmoneyorthreats:
说服；（尤指）收买，要挟
Thejurywhoconvictedhim weresuspectedof being nobbled.判他有罪的陪审团疑为被人收买。
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Fraud & corruption
  • anti-bribery
  • anti-corruption
  • anti-counterfeiting
  • anti-fraud
  • Augean
  • bribe
  • defraud
  • dolus
  • embezzle
  • embezzlement
  • extortion
  • imposture
  • launder
  • malfeasance
  • malpractice
  • match-fixing
  • pyramid scheme
  • siphon
  • tax evasion
  • vishing
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nobbleverb[T](CATCH ATTENTION)

tointentionallycatchtheattentionof someone so that you cantalkto them:
故意引起（某人的）注意
He nobbled her in thecorridortosigntheinvoice.他在走廊上和她套近乎，哄她在付款通知上签字。
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Interrupting & preventing from speaking
  • accost
  • barge
  • belt up
  • blurtsomethingout
  • break
  • breaksomeonein
  • butt in
  • chime
  • cut the crap!idiom
  • horn in
  • interpolation
  • interrupt
  • interruption
  • mike check
  • not get a word in edgewaysidiom
  • obtrude
  • sock
  • speak
  • strike
  • waylay
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(Definition ofnobblefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnobble

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Jury tampering and nobbling are rare in our system, because it is almost impossible to corrupt an entire jury.
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They came to the conclusion he was nobbling the horse.
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It is one of the few newspapers which he has not managed tonobble.
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Of course, one has to fight attempts to "nobble" juries.
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It seems to me that portersnobbleall the trolleys and the passengers are left in a great deal of difficulty finding any trolleys themselves.
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On the face of it, abolition of the right to peremptory challenge would make it more likely that people would attempt tonobblejuries.
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In view of the previous debate, one might say that that was nobbling the horse in the stable.
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It is interesting that that constituency seems to have been nobbled—certainly the ex-presidents are conspicuously absent in this debate.
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One of the easiest and simplest methods is tonobble, by bribe or threat, one of the jurors.
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Why is it difficult for a determined person to "nobble" three or four and not limit it to two?
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As for fairness, a string of direct labour organisations have tried tonobblethe private sector to support their friends.
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This is worse than trying tonobblethe jury; it is really leaning on the judge.
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Therefore, if there are any objections in that evidence, he nobbles the members.
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Many of us feel that this debate about sanctions, supposedly, is really about trying tonobblethe public sector workers.
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There is a big difference between the death of a witness and the death of the person who has nobbled a witness.
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