单词 | fob |
释义 | fob (verb) fob 2 ENTRIES FOUND: fob (noun) fob (verb) 1 fob /ˈfɑːb/ noun plural fobs 1 fob /ˈfɑːb/ noun plural fobs Learner's definition of FOB [count] 1 : a short chain attached especially to a pocket watch(怀表上的)短链 2 : a small object that is a decoration on a watch chain or a key ring(手表链或钥匙环上的)小饰物 2 fob /ˈfɑːb/ verb fobs; fobbed; fobbing 2 fob /ˈfɑːb/ verb fobs; fobbed; fobbing Learner's definition of FOB fob off [phrasal verb] 1 fob (someone or something) off or fob off (someone or something) informal : to cause (someone) to accept something that is false, badly made, etc., instead of what is wanted(用假的、粗制滥造的东西等)搪塞,哄骗 — + with He thought he could fob me off with some weak excuse about being too busy to talk.他以为他可以用忙得没时间谈话这种蹩脚的借口来搪塞我。 2 : to present or offer (something fake or false) as genuine or true(以假乱真地)陈列,提供 They're trying to fob off science fiction as truth. [=trying to make people believe that something that is science fiction is true]他们尽力使人们对科幻故事信以为真。 3 US : to give (someone or something not wanted) to someone else : to palm off (someone or something)(把…)推给,骗售给(别人) — often + on The child's father was always fobbing her off on relatives and babysitters.这孩子的父亲总是把她推给亲戚或保姆看管。 |
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