nobbled
past simple and past participle ofnobble
| 单词 | nobbled |
| 释义 | nobbled past simple and past participle ofnobble nobble verb[T] UKslanguk/ˈnɒb.əl/us/ˈnɑː.əl/nobbleverb[T](CAUSE TO FAIL)to make somethingfail,especiallyto make ahorsein aracefailby giving itdrugs Horse racing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failing and doing badly nobbleverb[T](PERSUADE)topersuadesomeone to do what youwantthem to do,especiallyby usingmoneyorthreats: Thejurywhoconvictedhim weresuspectedof being nobbled. Fraud & corruption
nobbleverb[T](CATCH ATTENTION)tointentionallycatchtheattentionof someone so that you cantalkto them: He nobbled her in thecorridortosigntheinvoice. Interrupting & preventing from speaking
Examplesofnobblednobbled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The perpetrator of the original crime may have been acquitted as a result of that now dead witness having beennobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been argued that juries may benobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Supposing someone isnobbledand a jury disagrees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We will introduce a new offence of witness intimidation, and allow retrials to take place if juries have beennobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is interesting that that constituency seems to have beennobbled—certainly the ex-presidents are conspicuously absent in this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not say that they have beennobbled, but we are concerned about the balance between the two views. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there any evidence to show that juries arenobbledor got at in the provinces? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who arenobbledare presumably those who complain to the judge, after which the case is set aside for a new jury. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Each year, the jury wasnobbled—it was discharged twice—although the case was finally concluded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet again, it is the dental services which are going to benobbledin this way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the delay in issuing that report is probably a result of its having beennobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Alas, they seem to have changed their minds, or possibly beennobbledor got at. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The process of taking soundings requires trust and must not benobbled—one argument must not be favoured over another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe it is only because individual jurors may be "got at"or"nobbled", although the risk of this is undoubtedly increasing nowadays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are obviously the sort of people who may benobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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