Word · Frequency #19209
fobs
表袋
fobs is the plural of fob.
a small pocket in a vest for holding a pocket watch
- 1.
A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.
裤子腰线附近或背心、马甲上的小口袋,用于存放钱或贵重物品,尤指怀表。
- 2.
A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
连接此口袋与怀表的短链或缎带。
- 3.
A small ornament attached to such a chain.
挂在此链上的小饰物。
- 4.
A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.
手持电子设备,可用作遥控器或解锁汽车、门等的钥匙,即现代车钥匙。
表链饰物；短表链；裤子腰线附近或背心、马甲上的小口袋,用于存放钱或贵重物品,尤指怀表。；连接此口袋与怀表的短链或缎带。；挂在此链上的小饰物。
In use
He kept his grandfather's pocket watch in the small fob on his vest.
The silver fob on the watch chain caught the light as he moved.
A short leather fob joined the pocket watch to his belt.
put [sth] in a fob
fob 作名词时指马甲上装怀表的小口袋，也可指表链上的饰物或短表链。
He put his pocket watch in his fob.
他把怀表放进了表袋。
fob sb off with sth
fob off 可拆开用，fob sb off with sth 表示“用…敷衍/蒙骗某人”。
Don't fob me off with vague promises.
别用含糊的承诺来搪塞我。
fob sth off on sb
fob sth off on sb 表示“把（假货/劣质品）骗卖给某人”，也可说 fob sth off onto sb。
Connections
Collocations
- watch fob
- 怀表短链；表链饰物
- A gold watch fob dangled from his waistcoat pocket.一条金表链饰物从他的马甲口袋上垂下来。
- fob pocket
- （裤腰或马甲上的）怀表小袋
- He keeps his grandfather's watch in a fob pocket.他把祖父的怀表放在一个表袋里。
- fob off
- （用谎言或借口）搪塞，敷衍；骗人接受
- The salesman tried to fob off a fake painting on the collector.那个售货员试图把一幅假画骗卖给那位收藏家。
- fob off with
- 用…搪塞；以…敷衍
- Asking for a refund, she was fobbed off with a store credit.她要求退款，却被用一张商店信用单搪塞过去。
Idioms & figurative uses
- fob someone off
- 搪塞；敷衍；欺骗He tried to fob me off with a promise he knew he couldn't keep.他试图用一个他知道自己无法兑现的承诺来搪塞我。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fob 作名词指表袋/短表链：想象怀表装在西装马甲的小袋里，链饰(fob)从袋口垂下——fob 就是那个袋和链。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：pocket-watch repair、antique watch collecting、historical fashion descriptions 作为名词，fob 指怀表链或表袋，属于较专门的说法，在日常对话中不常用，多出现在怀表维修、古董收藏或历史服饰描写等特定语境中。整体语域趋于中性，但在普通口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 fob 押韵，拼写都以 -ob 结尾，读音均为 /ɒb/。注意形近词：fog /fɒɡ/ 和 fop /fɒp/ 末尾辅音不同，foe /fəʊ/ 读音完全不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.