英语词汇“bob”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

bobbob1 /bɑb/ verb

ETYMOLOGYbob¹

Origin: (1-3) 1300-1400 Perhaps from bob to hit, punch (13-19 centuries), from the sound. (4) 1900-2000 ➔ BOB²(1)

VERB TABLE

bob

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	bob
	he, she, it	bobs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	bobbed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have bobbed
	he, she, it	has bobbed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had bobbed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bob
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have bobbed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am bobbing
	he, she, it	is bobbing
	you, we, they	are bobbing
Past	I, he, she, it	was bobbing
	you, we, they	were bobbing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been bobbing
	he, she, it	has been bobbing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been bobbing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be bobbing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been bobbing

COLLOCATIONS► bobbed up and down

Swimmers bobbed up and down in the waves.

1MOVE IN WATER [intransitive] to move up and down when floating on the surface of water: Swimmers bobbed up and down in the waves.2MOVE SOMEWHERE [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move quickly up or down in a particular direction: bob up/down/out etc. Her blonde ponytail bobbed up and down as she talked.3CUT HAIR [transitive] to cut a woman’s or girl’s hair in a bob4bob and weave a)to move your body up and down and around an area, in order to avoid something or avoid being hit: The two boxers were bobbing and weaving in the ring. b)to avoid directly answering a question: Davidovich bobs and weaves through the questions reporters shout to him.5bob for apples to play a game in which you try to pick up apples floating in water, using only your mouth6bob your head to move your head down quickly as a way of showing respect, greeting someone, or agreeing with him or her7bob (somebody) a curtsy to make a quick small curtsy to someone

verb | noun

bobbob2 noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYbob²

Origin: (1) 1900-2000 bob bunch (of hair)

1a way of cutting a woman’s or girl’s hair so that it hangs down to the level of her chin and is the same length all the way around: a little girl with a short bob2a quick up and down movement of your head or body, to show respect, agreement, greeting, etc.: The maid gave a little bob and left the room.3a bobsled [Origin: (1) 1900–2000 bob bunch (of hair)]