(Brit.)a cooking appliance, or the flat top part of a cooker, with hotplates or burners (英)火巴(带扁平烤盘或火炉的烹饪器具,或炊具的平顶部分) ■a flat metal shelf at the side of a fireplace, having its surface level with the top of the grate and used especially for heating pans 壁炉旁的金属搁架(尤用于供平底锅加热)
a machine tool used for cutting gears or screw threads 滚刀,齿轮滚铣刀
a peg or pin used as a mark in throwing games (投掷游戏中作为记号的)钉子,大头针
语源
late 16th cent. (in sense 3): alteration of hub. Sense 1, 'metal shelf by a fireplace', dates from the late 17th cent
hob2 noun
a male ferret 雄雪貂。 比较 gill(义项2)
(archaic or dialect)a sprite or hobgoblin (古,方)小精灵,妖怪
常用词组 play (或 raise) hob
(N. Amer.)cause mischief (北美)淘气,捣蛋;破坏
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'country fellow'): pet form of Rob, short for Robin or Robert, often referring specifically to Robin Goodfellow