dob in

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To betray (someone) by informing on them.

    俚语 及物

    I can't believe you dobbed her in.

    1998, Supreme Court of Victoria, Council of Law Reporting in Victoria, Victorian Reports, Volume 4, page 372, The deceased “dobbed” him in about drugs to police on two occasions. This resulted in police seizing some of his drugs. She “dobbed” him in because he would not give her amphetamines. He may have told people that she “dobbed” him in.

  2. 2.

    To contribute (something).

    澳大利亚 俚语 及物

    We all dobbed in for a gift when he retired.

  3. 3.

    To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.

    澳大利亚 俚语

    I arrived just after the meeting had started and found myself dobbed in to take the minutes.

    1977, University of British Columbia, Canadian Literature, Issues 74-77, page 108, Writing reviews reminds me of the time I got dobbed in to be the judge at the Poochera sheep dog trials. It′s easy they said, sinking beers in the shade of the lean-to, just watch the dog.