hobnob

vi. 交谈；共饮；过从甚密；亲切交谈

n. 交谈；共饮

vi.& n.

对酌，共饮，（亲切）交谈；

变形

过去式：hobnobbed过去分词：hobnobbed现在分词：hobnobbing第三人称单数：hobnobs

英英释义

hobnob[ 'hɔbnɔb ]

v.rub elbows with

"He hobnobs with the best of society"

双语例句

I've been hobnobbing with the directors at the office party.
我在公司宴会上一直跟董事们相酬酢。

权威例句

hobnob

hobnob: [18] In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Sir Toby Belch says ‘Hob, nob, is his word: give’t or take’t’; from which it has been deduced that the hob of hobnob represents have and that the nob represents the now obsolete nave ‘not have’ (formed in the Old English period by adding the negative particle ne to have). In Middle English these would have been habbe and nabbe.When hobnob first appears as a verb, in the mid 18th century, it means ‘drink together’ – perhaps from the notion of buying alternate rounds of drinks, or drinking toasts to each other in turn. The modern sense ‘associate familiarly, socialize’ is not recorded before the early 19th century.=> have

hobnob (v.)

1763, "to drink to each other," from hob and nob (1756) "to toast each other by turns, to buy alternate rounds of drinks," from c. 1550 hab nab "to have or have not, hit or miss," probably ultimately from Old English habban, nabban "have, not have," with the negative particle ne- attached, as was customary. Modern sense of "socialize" is 1866. Related: Hobnobbed; hobnobbing.

1. I used to hobnob with the rich and famous.

我过去常与富有而又著名的人交往。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

2. But to the majority of Singlish speakers, I urge you to hobnob with those who speak good English, whether they locals or foreigners.

至于大多数讲新加坡式英语者，我奉劝诸位多同讲标准英语的人士交往，不论其为本地人或外国人。

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3. hobnob with the rich [the powerful]

与有钱人 [有权势的人士] 亲密地交往

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. He used to hobnob with the rich and famous.

他过去常与富有而著名的人交往。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

5. But to the majority of Singlish speakers, I urge you to hobnob with those who speak good English, whether they are locals or foreigners.

至于大多数讲新加坡式英语者，我奉劝诸位多同讲标准英语的人士交往，不论其为本地人或外国人。

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