中文来自 ECDICT
- vt.
- 剪短,敲击
- vi.
- 振动,上下跳动
- n.
- 短发,悬挂的饰品,浮子,摆动,轻敲,5便士
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演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←中古英语 bobben “to move up and down or back and forth”
词源说明
From Middle English bobben (“to move up and down or back and forth”), of uncertain origin. Compare Scots bob (“to mark, dance with a bobbing motion”), Icelandic boppa (“to wave up and down”), Swedish bobba (“to bob”), Faroese bøbbur (“something that rises or stands up; top”), Dutch dobberen (“to float, bob”).
释义(英文)
动词 Verb
- (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
- (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
- To curtsy.
- To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
- (intransitive) Synonym of blob (“catch eels using worms strung on thread”).
词族
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演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 bobbe “a cluster (of fruit); a twig with its leaves, a spray”
词源说明
From Middle English bobbe (“a cluster (of fruit); a twig with its leaves, a spray”), perhaps of Celtic origin (compare Irish baban "tassel, cluster," Gaelic babag).
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- A bob haircut.
- Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it.
- The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
- The docked
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释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (Kenya, slang; UK, Australia and New Zealand, historical, dated) A shilling.
- (Australia, dated slang) A 10-cent coin, ten cents.
- (slang) An unspecified small amount of money.
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释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- Clipping of shishkabob.