nobble

US /ˈnɑːb.əl/
UK /ˈnɑːb.əl/
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1.

收買, 影響, 操縱

to try to influence or manipulate someone, especially a witness or juror, by bribery or threats

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The defense team was accused of trying to nobble the jury.
辯方團隊被指控試圖收買陪審團。
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He was caught trying to nobble a witness.
他被抓到試圖收買一名證人。
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bribecorrupttamper withfixrig
2.

傷害 (賽馬), 阻撓

to injure a racehorse so that it cannot win a race

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Someone tried to nobble the favorite before the big race.
有人試圖在大賽前傷害那匹熱門馬。
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The trainer discovered that one of his horses had been nobbled.
馴馬師發現他的一匹馬被傷害了。
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injuredisablehandicapsabotage