nobble
/ˈnɒbl/verb
with obj. Brit. informal <英, 非正式>
1
- try to influence or thwart (someone or something) by underhand or unfair methods（通过阴险的或不正当的方法）影响; 阻止：
an attempt to nobble the jury
收买陪审团的企图
the industry will try to nobble plans for further competition.
该行业将设法阻止进一步竞争的计划。
1.1
- accost (someone), especially in order to persuade them to do something（尤指为了说服某人做某事而与某人）搭话：
people always tried to nobble her at parties.
人们总是想在聚会上跟她搭讪。
1.2
- tamper with (a racehorse or greyhound) to prevent it from winning a race, especially by giving it a drug（尤指为了阻止赛马或猎犬赢得比赛而用药物）损害（赛马或猎犬）。
2
- obtain dishonestly; steal骗取; 窃取：
he intended to nobble Rose's money.
他企图骗取罗斯的钱。
2.1
- seize抓住：
they nobbled him and threw him on to the train.
他们抓住他并把他扔上了火车。
词源
mid 19th cent.: probably a variant of dialect knobble, knubble 'knock, strike with the knuckles'.