gob

gob1
noun
  1. (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。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic gob 'beak, mouth'
gob2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
  1. (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
  2. (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。
(gobbed, gobbing)
  1. [no obj.](Brit.)spit
    (英)吐，啐
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French gobe 'mouthful, lump', from gober 'to swallow, gulp', perhaps of Celtic origin
gob3
noun
  1. (informal, dated)an American sailor
    (非正式，旧)美国水手
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: of unknown origin
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