Word · Frequency #34620
nobble
/ˈnɒbl/
verb
绑架；劫持
核心释义
kidnap someone; take someone away, usually to demand money
- 1.
绑架至秘密地点以勒索赎金
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- 2.
下药使失去行动能力
disable by drugging
- 3.
偷走他人财物
make off with belongings of others
给…下药；用药使…丧失能力；偷走；盗取；绑架至秘密地点以勒索赎金；下药使失去行动能力；偷走他人财物
用法In use
The bookmaker was arrested for trying to nobble the racehorse.
用法提示：本句中 nobble 意为 '通过下药使（马）丧失能力'，用作及物动词。
They nobbled the witness by offering him a large sum of money.
用法提示：本句中 nobble 意为 '收买、贿赂'，用作及物动词。
Someone had nobbled the security system, so the alarm didn't go off.
用法提示：本句中 nobble 意为 '破坏、使失效'，用作及物动词。
nobble + noun (a person or animal)
常用于赛马语境，指通过下药使马无法获胜。
They tried to nobble the horse before the race.
他们试图在比赛前用药使那匹马失去能力。
be nobbled (passive)
被动形式强调马或参赛者遭受暗算。
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