nobble

英 [ˈnɒbl]

美 [ˈnɑːbl]

v. 阻止(赛马)取胜; 买通; 阻挠; 使遭受挫折

过去分词：nobbled　过去式：nobbled　现在分词：nobbling　复数：nobbles　第三人称单数：nobbles　

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牛津词典

verb

阻止（赛马）取胜
to prevent a horse from winning a race, for example by giving it drugs
买通
to persuade sb to do what you want, especially illegally, by offering them money
1. his attempts to nobble the jury
  他想收买陪审团的种种企图
阻挠；使遭受挫折
to prevent sb from achieving what they want
（尤指有违其意愿）抓住，引起注意
to catch sb or get their attention, especially when they are unwilling
1. He was nobbled by the press who wanted details of the affair.
  新闻界紧盯住他不放，要了解事件的详情。

VERB 收买，贿赂，恐吓(委员会等)
If someonenobblesan important group of people such as a committee, they offer them money or threaten them in order to make them do something.
1. The trial was stopped before Christmas after allegations of attempts to nobble the jury...
  企图收买陪审团的指控传出后，审判在圣诞节前中止了。
2. Sir Gerald had been nobbled.
  杰拉尔德爵士已经被收买了。
VERB (赛马前用药物等)害(马)使其不能取胜
If someonenobblesa racehorse, they deliberately harm it, often using drugs, in order to prevent it from winning a race.
1. ...the drug used to nobble two horses at Doncaster.
  在唐克斯特用来阻止两匹马取胜的药物
VERB 阻止，阻挠(实现愿望)
If someonenobblesyour plans or chances of succeeding, they prevent you from achieving what you want.
1. His opportunity to re-establish himself had been nobbled by the manager's tactics.
  他重新树立自己地位的机会因教练的战术而流产了。

verb

disable by drugging
1. nobble the race horses
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
1. The industrialist's son was kidnapped
Synonym:kidnapabductsnatch
make off with belongings of others
Synonym:pilfercabbagepurloinpinchabstractsnarfswipehooksneakfilchlift
deprive of by deceit
1. He swindled me out of my inheritance
2. She defrauded the customers who trusted her
3. the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
Synonym:victimizeswindlerookgoldbrickdiddlebuncodefraudscammulctgypgiphornswoggleshort-changecon