bob
bob
bob¹ / bɑb ; bɔb /
◙verb bobbed, bobbing
1. MOVE ON WATER 水中移动, [I] to move up and down when floating on the surface of water
• 〔在水面上〕上下移动，起伏:
»The boat bobbed gently up and down on the water.
小船在水面上轻轻地荡起荡落。
2. MOVE SOMEWHERE 移往某处, [I always + adv / prep] to move quickly in a particular direction
• 沿某个方向快速移动:
»Mrs Foster bobbed about, gathering up her things.
福斯特夫人跑来跑去收拾自己的东西。
3. bob your head, to move your head down quickly as a way of showing respect, greeting someone, or agreeing with them
• 点头〔表示尊敬、问候或赞同〕:
»He spoke to the girl, who bobbed her head.
他和女孩说着话，女孩频频点头。
4. CUT HAIR 剪头发, [T] to cut someone's, especially a woman's, hair in a bob
• 剪短〔头发，尤指女性的头发〕:
»her neatly bobbed hair
她那剪得整整齐齐的头发
bob²
◙noun [C]
1. a way of cutting hair so that it hangs to the level of your chin and is the same length all the way round your head
• 齐短发（发式）
--› see picture at HAIRSTYLE
2. a quick up and down movement of your head or body, to show respect, agreement, greeting etc
• 点头; 屈膝〔表示尊敬、赞同、问候等〕:
»The maid gave a little bob and left the room.
女仆略微点点头，离开了房间。
3. [pl.] [informal] a SHILLING (=coin used in the past in Britain)
• 〔旧时的英国硬币〕一先令:
»At last I'm making a few bob (=a reasonable amount of money) .
我终于能赚到一点钱了。
--› see bits and bobs at BIT ² (7)
