常用於短語Bob’s your uncle，指易如反掌。Bob是人名Robert的昵稱，代指任何有權有勢人物。類同中國“我爸是李剛。”
bob 上下擺動
擬聲詞，模仿小球在水中上下浮動的聲音。
英文詞源
bob (v.1)
"move with a short, jerking motion," late 14c., probably connected to Middle English bobben "to strike, beat" (late 13c.), perhaps of echoic origin. Another early sense was "to make a fool of, cheat" (early 14c.). Related: Bobbed; bobbing. The sense in bobbing for apples (or cherries) recorded by 1799.
bob (n.2)
"short hair," 1680s, attested 1570s in sense of "a horse's tail cut short," from earlier bobbe "cluster" (as of leaves), mid-14c., a northern word, perhaps of Celtic origin (compare Irish baban "tassel, cluster," Gaelic babag). Used over the years in various senses connected by the notion of "round, hanging mass," such as "weight at the end of a line" (1650s). The hair sense was revived with a shift in women's styles early 20c. (verb 1918, noun 1920). Related words include bobby pin, bobby sox, bobsled, bobcat.
bob (n.1)
"act of bobbing," 1540s, from bob (v.1). As a slang word for "shilling" it is attested from 1789, but the signification is unknown.
雙語例句
1. Bob died of a heart attack, brought on by his lifestyle.
鮑勃死於由他的生活方式引起的心髒病突發。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.
鮑勃從椅子上滑下來，趴在了地板上。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Bob tried the door. To his surprise it opened.
鮑勃試著推了推門。令他吃驚的是，門竟然開了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Bob Marley provided them with their first taste of Reggae music.
鮑勃·馬利讓他們首次接觸到了雷蓋音樂。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He weaved around the tables to where she sat with Bob.