词汇 | nobbled |
释义 | nobbled past simple and past participle ofnobble 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 dark horse hurdle jockey race meeting racecourse racetrack ringer runners and ridersidiom sloppy stable stakes race starter tote board triple crown 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 bribe defalcation defraud defraud someone/something of something dolus embezzle imposture insider dealing launder malfeasance malpractice match-fixing nobble pyramid scheme siphon 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 break someone in butt in chime horn in interpolation interrupt interruption mike check nobble not get a word in edgewaysidiom put a sock in it!idiom sock speak strike waylay Examples of nobblednobbled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The perpetrator of the original crime may have been acquitted as a result of that now dead witness having been nobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been argued that juries may be nobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Supposing someone is nobbled and a jury disagrees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will introduce a new offence of witness intimidation, and allow retrials to take place if juries have been nobbled. 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 I would not say that they have been nobbled, but we are concerned about the balance between the two views. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there any evidence to show that juries are nobbled or got at in the provinces? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who are nobbled are presumably those who complain to the judge, after which the case is set aside for a new jury. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each year, the jury was nobbled—it was discharged twice—although the case was finally concluded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet again, it is the dental services which are going to be nobbled in this way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the delay in issuing that report is probably a result of its having been nobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Alas, they seem to have changed their minds, or possibly been nobbled or got at. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The process of taking soundings requires trust and must not be nobbled—one argument must not be favoured over another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe it is only because individual jurors may be "got at"or"nobbled", although the risk of this is undoubtedly increasing nowadays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are obviously the sort of people who may be nobbled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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