bobbing

[US]/'bɑb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 標記干擾性移動;拋光;擺動
v. 使上下快速擺動;剪短;輕敲
Word Forms
現在分詞bobbing
複數bobbings

Phrases & Collocations

bobbing for apples

摘蘋果遊戲

Example Sentences

a cork bobbing on the water.

軟木浮標在水中上下漂動

The small boat was bobbing on the sea.

小船在海里上下襬動。

A little bird was bobbing its head up and down.

一隻小鳥把頭上下快速擺動着。

The small boat was bobbing on the rough water of the lake.

小船在洶湧的湖面上下襬動。

I could see his ginger head bobbing about.

我可以看到他薑黃色的腦袋在上下移動。

The place was in a state of near pandemonium, dozens of orbs bobbing along, underlit by intense flashes of explosive light that was pouring out from holes and shafts in the floor;

這裏的狀態如魔窟般混亂,幾十個圓球不停躍動,陣陣爆炸引起的強烈閃光從地板上的洞口和井口射出,將它們照亮;

Real-world Examples

" Hodor, " Hodor replied, bobbing his head.

" 阿多," 阿多回答,不住點頭。

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

What do you call a walrus bobbing in the ocean?

你怎麼稱呼在海里搖擺的海象呢?

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Did you mean it when you said she wouldn't have a bob?

“剛纔你說她一個便士也沒有是真實情況嗎?”

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Peeves was bobbing halfway up, loosening the carpet so that people would trip.

只見皮皮鬼正蹦蹦跳跳地往樓上走,一邊把樓梯上鋪的地毯扯松,想害得別人摔倒。

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

But rather than bobbing around in oil we're gonna do them here.

但我們不是在油裏浮着炸,而是在這裏做。

Source: Gourmet Base

They are tired of endlessly bobbing around on a vessel built for short tourist trips.

他們厭倦了在一艘爲短途旅遊而建造的船上無休止地來回顛簸。

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

" Odds, bobs, hammer and tongs, I hear you" .

" 魚鉤和魚餌,錘子和鉗子,我能聽見你的話。"

Source: Peter Pan

I always answer with the " I'm OK" head bob.

我總是以點頭來表示 “我沒事”。

Source: Friends Season 2

Bits and bobs means the same as bits and pieces.

bits and bobs 和 bits and pieces 意思相同。

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

It's got bits and bobs in it.

零碎的東西在裏面。

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

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