| 词汇 | nobble |
| 释义 | nobble verb[ T ] UKslanguk /ˈnɒb.əl/ us /ˈnɑː.əl/ nobbleverb[T] (CAUSE TO FAIL)to make something fail, especially to make a horse in a race fail by giving it drugs（尤指给赛马服用药物）使不能获胜 Horse racing Arab Arabian campaign claimer claiming race furlong gee-gee hurdle racecourse racetrack raceway ringer runner runners and ridersidiom sloppy stable stakes race starter tote board wire You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failing and doing badly nobbleverb[T] (PERSUADE)to persuade someone to do what you want them to do, especially by using money or threats: 说服;（尤指）收买，要挟 The jury who convicted him were suspected of being nobbled.判他有罪的陪审团疑为被人收买。 Fraud & corruption anti-bribery anti-corruption anti-counterfeiting anti-fraud Augean dark money defalcation defraud defraud someone/something of something dolus impersonate impersonation imposture launder malfeasance pyramid scheme siphon swindle tax evasion vishing nobbleverb[T] (CATCH ATTENTION)to intentionally catch the attention of someone so that you can talk to them: 故意引起（某人的）注意 He nobbled her in the corridor to sign the invoice.他在走廊上和她套近乎，哄她在付款通知上签字。 Interrupting & preventing from speaking accost barge belt up blurt something out break someone in chime chip chip (something) in horn in interpolation interrupt interruption mike check not get a word in edgewaysidiom obtrude put a sock in it!idiom shut your mouth/faceidiom speak strike waylay Examples of nobblenobble Jury tampering and nobbling are rare in our system, because it is almost impossible to corrupt an entire jury. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They came to the conclusion he was nobbling the horse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is one of the few newspapers which he has not managed to nobble. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, one has to fight attempts to "nobble" juries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that porters nobble all the trolleys and the passengers are left in a great deal of difficulty finding any trolleys themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the face of it, abolition of the right to peremptory challenge would make it more likely that people would attempt to nobble juries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In view of the previous debate, one might say that that was nobbling the horse in the stable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is interesting that that constituency seems to have been nobbled—certainly the ex-presidents are conspicuously absent in this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the easiest and simplest methods is to nobble, by bribe or threat, one of the jurors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is it difficult for a determined person to "nobble" three or four and not limit it to two? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As for fairness, a string of direct labour organisations have tried to nobble the private sector to support their friends. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is worse than trying to nobble the jury; it is really leaning on the judge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, if there are any objections in that evidence, he nobbles the members. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of us feel that this debate about sanctions, supposedly, is really about trying to nobble the public sector workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a big difference between the death of a witness and the death of the person who has nobbled a witness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of nobble These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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