单词	cobble
释义	cobble1 verbcobble2 noun cobblecob‧ble1 /ˈkɒbəl $ ˈkɑː-/ verb [transitive] old-fashioned Word Origin WORD ORIGINcobble1 Origin: 1 1400-1500 ➔ COBBLER (2)2 1800-1900 ➔ COBBLE2 Verb Table VERB TABLE cobble Simple Form Present I, you, we, they cobble he, she, it cobbles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they cobbled Present perfect I, you, we, they have cobbled he, she, it has cobbled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had cobbled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will cobble Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have cobbled Continuous Form Present I am cobbling he, she, it is cobbling you, we, they are cobbling Past I, he, she, it was cobbling you, we, they were cobbling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been cobbling he, she, it has been cobbling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been cobbling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be cobbling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been cobbling Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Gramm had hoped to cobble a winning coalition of social and economic conservatives. Humble houses were cobbled together from leavings stuccoed over and painted in pastel tones of pink, ochre and yellow. In Bloomington, Ill., police use a variety of gang definitions, cobbled together from various state and local edicts. In the end these separate plans are cobbled together by a central planning department and adjusted to make them compatible. It is not that difficult to cobble together a budget that could at least appear to be balanced within five years. Whitehall mandarins have discreetly voiced hopes that the party leaders will cobble together an agreement rather than face a second election. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make something quickly using whatever materials you have► knock off/knock up informal to make something quickly and without using much effort: knock off/up something: · She was always good on the sewing machine. She could knock off an outfit in two hours.knock somebody up something British: · I could knock you up a couple of poached eggs. ► throw together to make something quickly and not very carefully, especially because you are in a hurry: throw together something: · Sheryl had thrown together his costume somewhat haphazardly.throw something together: · We had 15 minutes to throw lunch together, eat, and get changed. ► rig up to quickly make something such as a piece of equipment that you only need for a short time, using various materials that you have available: rig up something: · You don't have blinds or curtains so you'll need to rig up something to shut out the sunlight.rig something up: · Can you rig a gate up to stop the dog getting into my room?· There's a shower rigged up at the back of the cabin. ► cobble together to quickly and roughly make something by hand, using a few simple materials: cobble together something: · She cobbled together a tent from a few pieces of string and a sheet.cobble something together into something: · We were always searching for bits of junk we could cobble together into something artistic. ► run up British to quickly make a piece of clothing or some curtains, especially using a sewing machine: · There's a woman at the end of our street who will run up some curtains for me.· "I like your dress." "Oh, thank you. It's just something I ran up last night." ► improvise to make something using whatever you have available, when you do not have the correct materials: · They had improvised an alarm, using string and empty cans.improvise something out of something: · I improvised a sling for his arm out of a strip of cloth. ► makeshift made using any materials or objects that are available at the time in order to be used only for a short time: · Using an old tree-trunk as a makeshift table, we ate our picnic.· When we reached the river we found that the makeshift bridge had been swept away.· They rigged up the canvas boat-cover as a makeshift sail. WORD SETS► Roads arterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cobbled streets (=with a surface made from round stones)· The cobbled streets were closed to cars. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► together · In the end these separate plans are cobbled together by a central planning department and adjusted to make them compatible.· You must cobble together whatever both / and hybrid design will get the job done. 2.· Characters and their philosophies can be cobbled together from Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift and a reading of contemporary papers.· It is not that difficult to cobble together a budget that could at least appear to be balanced within five years.· Somehow a collection for the next few months was cobbled together and gobbled up by the hungry customers.· The Wisconsin experiment proved one could cobble together a fair approximation of a prairie.· In Bloomington, Ill., police use a variety of gang definitions, cobbled together from various state and local edicts.· Humble houses were cobbled together from leavings stuccoed over and painted in pastel tones of pink, ochre and yellow. 1to repair or make shoes2to put cobblestones on a streetcobble something ↔ together phrasal verb to quickly produce or make something that is useful but not perfect:  The diplomats cobbled an agreement together. She cobbled together a tent from a few pieces of string and a sheet. cobble1 verbcobble2 noun cobblecobble2 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcobble2 Origin: 1600-1700 cobblestone Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A few hens pecked between the cobbles and rabbits scuffled in hutches along one of the dry-stone walls. Each of us spotted a different line of cobbles extending across the plain, perpendicular to the prevailing gradient of slope. Lyn walked across the cobbles and over the Old Town bridge. Once he stumbled on the cobbles. Over the cobbles he clatters and clangs in the dark inn-yard. Quietly they huddled together on the cobbles of the drive. Then after about an hour I heard the familiar heavy tread of Dad's boots on the cobbles. To his left Corbett heard a slithering on the cobbles. word sets WORD SETS► Roads arterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cobbled streets (=with a surface made from round stones)· The cobbled streets were closed to cars. a cobblestone
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