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bob

UK /bɒb/US /bɑːb/

词源

中古英语单词,可能源自拟声词,模仿短促的上下运动的声音。

noun

❶ 指一种短发发型,通常长度齐耳或更短,常见于女性发型。

“She got a new bob haircut yesterday.”

(她昨天剪了个新的波波头。)

“The bob suits her round face perfectly.”

(波波头非常适合她的圆脸。)

❶ 指上下快速移动的动作,如点头或上下浮动。

“The buoy bobbed on the waves.”

(浮标随着波浪上下浮动。)

“He bobbed his head to the music.”

(他随着音乐点头。)

同义词:nod, bounce, dip

verb

❶ 快速上下移动或点头的动作。

“The boat bobbed up and down on the water.”

(小船在水面上上下颠簸。)

“She bobbed her head in agreement.”

(她点头表示同意。)

同义词:nod, bounce, dip

常见短语

bob up — 突然出现或重新出现,常用于描述意外或突然的情况。

“Just when we thought we'd lost him, he bobbed up again.”

(就在我们以为找不到他时,他又突然出现了。)

bob for apples — 一种游戏,参与者尝试用嘴从水中咬起漂浮的苹果。

“At the Halloween party, children enjoyed bobbing for apples.”

(在万圣节派对上,孩子们玩咬苹果游戏玩得很开心。)