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hobnob

/hob-nob/US // ˈhɒbˌnɒb //UK // (ˈhɒbˌnɒb) //

交谈,交游,交往,交际圈

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    hob·nobbed, hob·nob·bing.

    • : to associate on very friendly terms: She often hobnobs with royalty.
    • : Archaic. to drink together.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a friendly, informal chat.

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Examples

  • You can't certainly if you hobnob with the rival candidate and call him a good fellow.

  • Im sure they used to hobnob and drink brandy and water together in seedy public-houses.

  • Jacinto Quesada had not stopped in passing to hobnob with the Gypsies.

  • He did not relish having to hobnob in this way with such a vulgarian as a grafting police captain.

  • There were even ladies in bonnets, as if they had run in neighborly to hobnob an hour with Iwakura.