nobbled v. 阻止(赛马)取胜;买通;阻挠;(有违其意愿)抓住;(为说服)搭话;骗取(nobble 的过去式和过去分词)
- In less competitive markets, even fewer need be nobbled.
在这个没有竞争的市场,值得收买的人更少了。 - He seemed to have been nobbled by Japan's various lobbies.
当时他似乎是被日本的各方游说组织所收买了。 - Russia and Germany have between them nobbled the Polish leadership: national interest and allies go by the board in the pursuit of cheap gas and personal enrichment.
俄国和德国都有和波兰的领导层互相勾结:使得国家利益和盟国利益联合一致,追求丰富廉价的天然气和个体的财富。