nob·ble
verb/ˈnɒbl/
/ˈnɑːbl/
(British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they nobble | /ˈnɒbl/ /ˈnɑːbl/ |
| he / she / it nobbles | /ˈnɒblz/ /ˈnɑːblz/ |
| past simple nobbled | /ˈnɒbld/ /ˈnɑːbld/ |
| past participle nobbled | /ˈnɒbld/ /ˈnɑːbld/ |
| -ing form nobbling | /ˈnɒblɪŋ/ /ˈnɑːblɪŋ/ |
- nobble something to prevent a horse from winning a race, for example by giving it drugs
阻止（赛马）取胜 - The horse was nobbled by a doping gang.
这匹马被兴奋剂团伙偷走了。
- The horse was nobbled by a doping gang.
- nobble somebody to persuade somebody to do what you want, especially illegally, by offering them money
买通 - his attempts to nobble the jury
他想收买陪审团的种种企图
- his attempts to nobble the jury
- nobble somebody to prevent somebody from achieving what they want
阻挠；使遭受挫折 - nobble somebody to catch somebody or get their attention, especially when they are unwilling
（尤指有违其意愿）抓住，引起注意 - He was nobbled by the press who wanted details of the affair.
新闻界紧盯住他不放，要了解事件的详情。
- He was nobbled by the press who wanted details of the affair.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: probably a variant of dialect knobble, knubble ‘knock, strike with the knuckles’.