nobble

英[ˈnɒbl]

美[ˈnɑbl]

基本释义

his attempts to nobble the jury

他想收买陪审团的种种企图

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

The trial was stopped before Christmas after allegations of attempts to nobble the jury.

企图收买陪审团的指控传出后，审判在圣诞节前中止了。

柯林斯例句

Verb

1. deprive of by deceit;
"He swindled me out of my inheritance"
"She defrauded the customers who trusted her"
"the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
2. make off with belongings of others
3. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom;
"The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
4. disable by drugging;
"nobble the race horses"