boob

Word family nounboob tubeverbboob

boob1 /buːb/ noun [countableC]

1. HBH[usually plural] informal a woman’s breast 〔妇女的〕乳房，奶子

2. MISTAKE British EnglishBrE informal a silly mistake 愚蠢的错误

3. STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE American EnglishAmE old-fashioned a stupid or silly person 傻瓜，笨蛋

Examples from the Corpus

boob• Whoops! I think I've made a booboo.• We labelled the pictures with the wrong names, but the boob was spotted by one of our readers.

boob2 verb [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE informal

MISTAKEto make a stupid mistake 出错 SYN American English goof

I think Jean’s boobed again.

我想琼又犯错了。

Origin boob

1. (1900-2000) bubby “breast” ((17-21 centuries)), perhaps from the sound of a sucking baby

2. (1600-1700) Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus “stammering”

单词	boob
释义	boob Word family nounboob tubeverbboob boob1 /buːb/ noun [countableC] 1. HBH[usually plural] informal a woman’s breast 〔妇女的〕乳房，奶子 2. MISTAKE British EnglishBrE informal a silly mistake 愚蠢的错误 3. STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE American EnglishAmE old-fashioned a stupid or silly person 傻瓜，笨蛋 Examples from the Corpus boob• Whoops! I think I've made a booboo.• We labelled the pictures with the wrong names, but the boob was spotted by one of our readers. boob2 verb [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE informal MISTAKEto make a stupid mistake 出错 SYN American English goof I think Jean’s boobed again. 我想琼又犯错了。 Origin boob 1. (1900-2000) bubby “breast” ((17-21 centuries)), perhaps from the sound of a sucking baby 2. (1600-1700) Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus “stammering”
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