fob off 1. 〈口〉欺骗；搪塞 She felt she was being fobbed off. 她感到自己正在受人欺骗。 The salesman fobbed the lady off with a faulty machine. 推销员哄骗那位太太买下一台有毛病的机器。 fob off sb.'s inquiry 把某人的询问搪塞过去 fob sb. off with an excuse 用借口搪塞某人 2. 〈口〉用欺骗手段卖掉(次品、 假货等) The peddler fobbed off pieces of glass as diamonds. 小贩以玻璃充当钻石骗人。 fob off an inferior brand on sb. 用欺骗手段把劣牌货卖给某人 3. 摈弃 fob off a suggestion 把建议置诸脑后