单词	lob
释义	loblob /lɒb $ lɑːb/ verb (past tense and past participle lobbed, present participle lobbing) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] Word Origin WORD ORIGINlob Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from lob ‘loosely hanging object’ (16-19 centuries), from Low German Verb Table VERB TABLE lob Simple Form Present I, you, we, they lob he, she, it lobs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they lobbed Present perfect I, you, we, they have lobbed he, she, it has lobbed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had lobbed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will lob Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have lobbed Continuous Form Present I am lobbing he, she, it is lobbing you, we, they are lobbing Past I, he, she, it was lobbing you, we, they were lobbing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been lobbing he, she, it has been lobbing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been lobbing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be lobbing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been lobbing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Local kids keep lobbing empty beer cans over our fence. Someone lobbed a book at me, and it hit me in the face. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Armies that ran out of rocks for their catapults would sometimes lob live lepers into besieged towns to scare the inhabitants. O'Connell seized on a bad back-pass to lob the winner. Seles admits she can't lob or serve very well to save her life. The first goal he scored in the famous Burnley game was really something special, he lobs the goalie from miles out. We could lob the ball in to Katrina and Lisa. You can lob a firebomb through the window. Thesaurus THESAURUS► throw to make something such as a ball or stone move quickly through the air using your hand: · I threw the ball back to him.· Protestors began throwing stones at the police.· I just threw the letter in the bin. ► toss (also chuck) informal to throw something, especially in a careless way without using much effort: · She tossed her coat onto the bed.· Can you chuck me the remote control? ► hurl to throw something with a lot of force: · Someone hurled a brick through his window. ► fling to angrily throw something somewhere with a lot of force, or to carelessly throw something somewhere because you have very little time: · He flung her keys into the river.· I flung a few things into a suitcase. ► heave to throw something heavy using a lot of effort: · They heaved the log into the river. ► lob to throw something high into the air over someone or something: · The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators. Longman Language Activatorto throw something► throw to make something such as a ball fly through the air by moving your arm quickly and letting it go: · The boys were throwing and catching a frisbee on the beach.throw something on/onto/across/down etc something: · John stood on the beach, throwing stones into the waves.throw something at somebody/something (=in order to try and hit them): · She was so angry that she threw the pan straight at my head.· A couple of kids started throwing stones at my window.throw somebody something (=when you want someone to catch something): · Carrie threw him a box of matches.throw something to somebody: · The La Scala crowd cheered and threw flowers to the 57-year-old tenor. ► chuck informal to throw something, especially in a careless way: chuck something on/out of/into etc something: · She took off her shoes and chucked them on the floor.chuck somebody something: · Chuck me those cigarettes, would you? ► sling to throw something carelessly, especially using a lot of force: sling something into/down/over etc something: · The baggage handlers just sling the cases in the back of the bus -- they don't care if anything gets broken.· He watched horrified as they slung the body over the cliff. ► toss to throw something, especially in a careless, relaxed way: toss something into/out of/down etc something: · The fire was started when a passing motorist carelessly tossed a cigarette out of his car.toss somebody something: · He tossed her last week's edition of the "Herald".toss something to somebody: · "Catch!" said Sandra, tossing her bag to Andy. ► lob to throw something so that it goes high in the air before coming down: lob something over/across etc something: · Local kids keep lobbing empty beer cans over our fence.lob something at somebody (=when you want to hit them): · Someone lobbed a book at me, and it hit me in the face. ► pitch American to throw something quickly and carelessly: pitch something across/over/onto etc something: · Tod pitched his coat onto the sofa and ran toward the kitchen.pitch something to somebody (=when you want someone to catch something): · She pitched the ball to the little boy. ► hurl to throw a heavy object in a violent way, especially because you are angry: hurl something at somebody/something (=when you want to hit them): · Some demonstrators began hurling bricks at the police.hurl something into/out of/across etc something: · He picked up the chair and hurled it across the room. ► fling to throw something quickly and with a lot of force: fling something out of/down/into etc something: · He pulled the knife from her hand and flung it out of the window.fling something at somebody (=when you want to hit them): · When he gave her the tickets she ripped them up and flung them at him.fling somebody something (=when you want someone to catch something): · We flung him the safety rope. WORD SETS► Cricket bail, nounbat, verbbatsman, nounboundary, nounbowl, verbbowler, nounbowling, nouncatch, verbcentury, nouncrease, nouncricketer, noundismiss, verbduck, noungoogly, nouninfield, nouninnings, nounlbw, adverblob, verbloft, verbover, nounpavilion, nounpitch, verbpull, nounrun, nounsingle, nounsix, numberslip, nounspinner, nounstand, nounstump, nounstump, verbtest, nountest match, nounwicket, nounwicket keeper, noun 1informal to throw something somewhere, especially over a wall, fence etc:  The kids were lobbing pine cones into the neighbor’s yard.► see thesaurus at throw2to kick or hit a ball in a slow high curve, especially in a game of tennis or football:  Nadal lobbed the ball high over Murray’s head.—lob noun [countable]
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