gob
gob1
noun
gob2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
gob3
noun
noun
- (informal, chiefly Brit.)a person's mouth
(非正式，主英)（人的）嘴
Jean told him to shut his big gob.
琼要他闭上他的大嘴。
- mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic gob 'beak, mouth'
gob2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
- (Brit.)a lump or clot of a slimy or viscous substance
(英)（黏性或黏稠物质的）一块，一团
a gob of phlegm.
一团痰。
■(N. Amer.)a small lump
(北美)小块 - (gobs of)(N. Amer.)a lot of
(北美)大量
he wants to make gobs of money selling cassettes.
他想通过卖盒式录音带赚大钱。
- [no obj.](Brit.)spit
(英)吐，啐
- late Middle English: from Old French gobe 'mouthful, lump', from gober 'to swallow, gulp', perhaps of Celtic origin
gob3
noun
- (informal, dated)an American sailor
(非正式，旧)美国水手
- early 20th cent.: of unknown origin
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