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a [adjective] hob
可用各种形容词修饰，如 mischievous, troublesome。
The old lady believed a mischievous hob lived in her attic.
老妇人相信她阁楼里住着一个淘气的捣蛋精灵。
小妖精；淘气鬼
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小妖精；淘气鬼
A small, mischievous creature from folklore.
The old lady believed a mischievous hob lived in her attic.
老妇人相信她阁楼里住着一个淘气的捣蛋精灵。
一种用于切削齿轮齿的刀具
A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
(民间传说)给人类制造麻烦的小型怪异超自然生物
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
一种圆形木钉,用作多种游戏(尤指套圈游戏)的目标
A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
(民间传说)有些顽皮的仙女
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
The old kitchen was said to be haunted by a mischievous hob that played tricks on the cook.
传说旧厨房里有一个恶作剧的小精灵，专门捉弄厨师。
According to folklore, a hob can be appeased by leaving out a bowl of milk at night.
根据民间传说，晚上放一碗牛奶可以安抚小精灵。
The children believed a hob lived in the attic and blamed it for missing toys.
孩子们认为阁楼里住着一个小精灵，并把玩具丢失归咎于它。
可用各种形容词修饰，如 mischievous, troublesome。
The old lady believed a mischievous hob lived in her attic.
老妇人相信她阁楼里住着一个淘气的捣蛋精灵。
定冠词指特定一个精灵。
The hob played tricks on the villagers.
这个捣蛋精灵捉弄村民们。
复数形式泛指多个或整体类别。
Hobs are often blamed for missing household items.
人们常把家中丢失物品归咎于捣蛋精灵。
Not this
He is very hob today.
Use this
He is acting like a hob today.
Hob 是名词，不能用作形容词。中文中“很淘气”可直译，但英语需用名词短语或比喻结构。
Not this
There are many hob in the house.
Use this
There are many hobs in the house.
Hob 是可数名词，复数形式应加 -s 变为 hobs。中文中“许多小精灵”不变化，但英语需变复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
齿轮滚刀
The technician mounted a new gear hob on the machine.
技术员在机床上安装了一把新的齿轮滚刀。
雄性雪貂
A hob ferret is usually larger than a jill.
公雪貂通常比母雪貂大。
套中目标桩
She won the round by ringing the hob with her last quoit.
她用最后一枚套环套中了目标桩，赢下了这一轮。
捣乱；造成破坏
The unexpected snowstorm played hob with our travel plans.
突如其来的暴风雪打乱了我们的出行计划。
大吵大闹；引起骚动
The children raised hob in the backyard while their parents were away.
孩子们趁父母不在，在后院大吵大闹。
Use hob naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 hob 记成 hobgoblin（捣蛋鬼）的开头，联想小妖怪；同时它也是切齿轮的刀具。
语域：formal 常见场景：engineering、gear manufacturing、machine shop 此处选取“齿轮滚刀”的技术义项；hob 在普通口语中很少见，多用于机械加工或工程说明中。
这些词在美式读音中都与 hob 一样押 /ɑb/ 韵：job、rob、knob、sob、cob、bob。注意不要被拼写相近但读音不同的词误导，如 hope /hoʊp/（希望）和 hop /hɑp/（单脚跳）并不与 hob 押韵。
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