(lobbed, lobbing)with obj. and adverbial of direction
1- throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc高弧线打出（球, 投掷物）：
he lobbed the ball over their heads.
他高高地打出个弧线球, 越过他们的头顶。
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- with obj.(in soccer or tennis) kick or hit the ball over (an opponent) in such a way（足球, 网球）挑出高球：
he managed to lob the keeper.
他设法把球挑过守门员的头顶。
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- (chiefly in soccer and tennis) a ball kicked or hit in a high arc over an opponent or a stroke producing this result（主要见于足球和网球）挑出的高球。
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- Cricket a ball bowled with a slow underarm action【板球】缓慢的低手球。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the senses 'cause or allow to hang heavily' and 'behave like a lout'）： from the archaic noun lob 'lout', 'pendulous object', probably from Low German or Dutch （compare with modern Dutch lubbe 'hanging lip'）. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.