请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 hobnob
释义
hobnobhob‧nob /ˈhɒbnɒb $ ˈhɑːbnɑːb/ verb (past tense and past participle hobnobbed, present participle hobnobbing) [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhobnob
Origin:
1700-1800 drink hobnob ‘to take turns in drinking’ (18-19 centuries), from habnab ‘in one way or another’ (16-19 centuries), probably from Old English habban ‘to have’ and nabban ‘to have not’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
hobnob
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyhobnob
he, she, ithobnobs
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhobnobbed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave hobnobbed
he, she, ithas hobnobbed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad hobnobbed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill hobnob
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have hobnobbed
Continuous Form
PresentIam hobnobbing
he, she, itis hobnobbing
you, we, theyare hobnobbing
PastI, he, she, itwas hobnobbing
you, we, theywere hobnobbing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been hobnobbing
he, she, ithas been hobnobbing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been hobnobbing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be hobnobbing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been hobnobbing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He had a special sympathy for the underdog, and he enjoyed hobnobbing with all and sundry.
  • In Lisbon hobnobbing with Liam Devlin.
  • Winning meant post-race parties, hobnobbing with well-meaning sponsors.
informal to spend time talking to people who are in a higher social position than youhobnob with He spent the first day hobnobbing with the management.
随便看

 

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 17:50:21