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nabob

/ney-bob/US // ˈneɪ bɒb //UK // (ˈneɪbɒb) //

仆人,仆人们

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
    • : Also nawab. a person, especially a European, who has made a large fortune in India or another country of the East.
    • : nawab.

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Examples

  • One nabob even seems to have commandeered the challenge to reignite an old grudge.

  • She had made up her mind that at the first sign of danger she would turn Nabob and make a dash back down the trail for safety.

  • Yet a caveat is needed, for the intense interest we take in the characters of a novel like The Nabob scarcely suggests strolling.

  • Naturally an elaborate novel like The Nabob lends itself indefinitely to minute comment, but we must be sparing of it.

  • From time to time he would throw to the Nabob across the table a few words enigmatical for all.

  • Say one word, and I take you to see the Nabob, the great-hearted man who defrays the expense of our undertaking.

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