单词 | lob |
释义 | lob (lŏb) v. lobbed, lob·bing, lobs v.tr. To hit, throw, or propel in a high arc: lob a beach ball; lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head. v.intr. 1. To hit a ball in a high arc. 2. To move heavily or clumsily. n. 1. A ball hit, thrown, or propelled in a high arc. 2. Slang A clumsy dull person; a lout. [Originally, to act like a lout, hang heavily, move clumsily, from lob, lout, something heavy and pendulous, lump, from Middle English lob, pollack, lout; akin to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch lobbe, lubbe, hanging lip, probably ultimately of imitative origin.] lobber n. |
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