- informal, chiefly Brit. a person's mouth〈非正式, 主英〉(人的)嘴:
Jean told him to shut his big gob.
琼要他闭上他的大嘴。
词源
mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic gob 'beak, mouth'.
informal <非正式>
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- Brit. a lump or clot of a slimy or viscous substance〈英〉(黏性或黏稠物质的)一块, 一团:
a gob of phlegm.
一团痰。
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- N. Amer. a small lump〈北美〉一小块。
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gobs of
N. Amer. a lot of〈北美〉大量:he wants to make gobs of money selling cassettes.
他想通过卖盒式录音带赚大钱。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French gobe 'mouthful, lump', from gober 'to swallow, gulp', perhaps of Celtic origin.