| 词组 | lob |
| 释义 | lob 1. noun 1 in prison, wages, the weekly pay received by prisoners UK, 1950. 2 a prisoner who displays excessive zeal on his job US, 1951. 3 a penis. Original use as 'a partially erect penis' has been replaced to mean 'an erect penis', as used in the phrase 'to have a lob on' UK, 1890. 4 in a gambling establishment, a hanger-on who runs errands for gamblers US, 1979. 5 in horse racing, a horse pulled back by its jockey to prevent it from finishing first, second or third in a race US, 1935 2. verb 1 to throw or chuck; to place roughly; to plonk AUSTRALIA, 1934. 2 (of something airborne) to land AUSTRALIA, 1943. 3 to arrive at a place; to turn up, especially unexpectedly AUSTRALIA, 1911. 4 (of a racehorse) to win a race AUSTRALIA, 1988 lob (something) at1. To hurl or toss something at someone or something, especially in a long, high arc. He started lobbing snowballs at the kids across the street. Stop lobbing dirt at our neighbors' house! 2. To attack, question, or criticize someone verbally. The reporter started lobbing questions at the CEO about his alleged ties to organized crime. A heckler in the audience kept lobbing insults at the comic for most of his routine. lob something at someone or somethingto throw or toss something at someone or something. Who lobbed this thing at me? They lobbed a stone at the cat, but that only made it mad. |
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