noun🔗Share雄天鹅，公天鹅 A male swan."The park pond was beautiful, with several elegant cobs swimming gracefully alongside their female partners, the pens. "公园里的池塘真漂亮，几只优雅的雄天鹅（公天鹅） 和它们的伴侣——雌天鹅，一起在水里优雅地游动。animalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share玉米棒子，玉米芯。 A corncob."After we ate the corn on the cob, we threw the cobs into the compost bin. "我们啃完玉米棒子后，就把玉米芯扔进了堆肥箱。foodvegetableplantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share圆面包，面包卷 A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread."We bought a bag of cobs from the bakery for our lunchtime sandwiches. "我们从面包店买了一袋圆面包卷，准备做午餐的三明治。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share土坯, 夯土。 A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé."The family built their small garden shed using cobs they mixed themselves. "这家家用自己混合的土坯建造了他们的小花园棚屋。materialarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share矮壮马，短腿马 A horse having a stout body and short legs."The farm specialized in sturdy cobs, perfect for pulling carts and gentle riding. "这个农场专门饲养健壮的矮壮马，非常适合拉车和温和骑乘。animalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share海鸥，大黑背鸥。 A gull, especially the black-backed gull (Larus marinus); also spelled cobb."From the seaside restaurant's patio, we watched the cobs circling overhead, hoping for scraps of fish and chips. "从海边餐厅的露台上，我们看到几只大黑背鸥在头顶盘旋，希望能捡到一些炸鱼薯条的残渣。birdanimalnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share西班牙殖民时期铸币，西班牙金银币 Any of the gold and silver coins that were minted in the Spanish Empire and valued in reales or escudos, such as the piece of eight—especially those which were crudely struck and irregularly shaped."The old map hinted at a buried treasure of "cobs," likely misshapen Spanish coins lost at sea centuries ago. "那张古老的地图暗示着埋藏着一笔“西班牙殖民时期铸币”的宝藏，很可能是几百年前遗失在海上的、形状不规则的西班牙金银币。valuehistoryeconomyfinancecommerceassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share西班牙古币, 科布币 A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth about four shillings and sixpence."The historian explained that during the 17th century, a worker in Ireland might be paid a few cobs for a day's labor. "这位历史学家解释说，在17世纪的爱尔兰，一个工人一天的劳动可能只能挣到几个西班牙古币（科布币）。historyvaluefinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大佬，巨头 One who is eminent, great, large, or rich."Although Mr. Harrison started with nothing, through hard work and smart investments, he became one of the cobs of the local business community. "虽然哈里森先生一无所有地开始，但通过努力工作和聪明的投资，他成为了当地商界的大佬之一。personcharacterbeingvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蜘蛛, 蛛. A spider."My little sister screamed when she saw two hairy cobs crawling in her bedroom. "我妹妹看到两只毛茸茸的蜘蛛在她卧室里爬来爬去，吓得尖叫起来。animalinsectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share圆头鱼，杜父鱼。 A small fish, the miller's thumb."While exploring the shallow stream, the children carefully turned over rocks, hoping to find cobs hiding underneath. "孩子们在浅溪里探索的时候，小心翼翼地翻动石头，希望能找到藏在下面的圆头鱼（杜父鱼）。fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳕鱼，大黄花鱼 A large fish, especially the kabeljou (variant spelling of kob)."The fisherman proudly displayed the two large cobs he had caught that morning. "那个渔夫骄傲地展示了他早上捕获的两条大鳕鱼 (或 大黄花鱼)。fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鯡魚頭，鯡魚腦袋 The head of a herring."The fisherman sorted the herring, separating the bodies from the cobs. "漁夫正在整理鯡魚，將魚身和鯡魚頭分開。fishanimalfoodpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share顶部, 顶端 The top or head of anything."The construction worker placed the last of the bricks on the wall's cobs, completing the highest level. "建筑工人把最后一块砖放在墙的顶端，完成了最高的这一层。partstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大块，团块 A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone."The construction workers used several cobs of concrete to fill the pothole in the road. "建筑工人们用了好几大块混凝土来填补路上的坑洞。massmaterialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share打屁股，笞刑 A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood."In the old days, some schools used cobs as a form of discipline for misbehaving students. "以前，有些学校会用打屁股作为一种惩罚方式来管教调皮的学生。actionlawhistorysocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share滚筒，乐筒。 A cylinder with pins in it, encoding music to be played back mechanically by a barrel organ."The organ grinder carefully changed the cobs in his barrel organ, selecting a new tune to play for the crowd. "卖艺人小心地更换着手摇风琴里的乐筒，挑选了一首新的曲子来为人群演奏。musicmachineentertainmentsoundtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share混血儿，杂种。 A person of mixed black and white ancestry, especially a griffe; a mulatto."In historical documents, you might find the term "cobs" used to describe people in his community who were of mixed African and European descent. "在历史文献中，你可能会发现“cobs”这个词被用来描述他社区里那些有非洲和欧洲血统的混血儿。racepersonhumanhistorysocietyculturefamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用泥土建造，用泥土封。 To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent."The villagers cobbed the gaps in the stone wall with mud to keep the winter wind out. "村民们用泥土把石墙缝隙堵上，以抵挡冬天的寒风。architecturebuildingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share结穗，长出玉米棒子 Of growing corn, to have the heads mature into corncobs."After a long, hot summer, the corn in the field began to cobs, promising a good harvest. "经过漫长而炎热的夏天，田里的玉米开始结穗，预示着丰收在望。agricultureplantfoodvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拍打，鞭打。 To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle."The teacher cobs misbehaving students with a wooden paddle as punishment. "老师用木板拍打不守规矩的学生，以示惩罚。actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扔，抛，掷。 (Northern UK, possibly colloquial) To throw, chuck, lob."The children were cobbing snowballs at each other during recess. "课间休息的时候，孩子们互相扔雪球玩儿。actionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拣选，剔除 To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore."The miners carefully cobbed the ore, removing the worthless rock to leave behind the valuable copper. "矿工们小心地拣选矿石，剔除无用的石块，留下有价值的铜矿。materialgeologybuildingindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share榛子，毛榛果。 The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut."The squirrels were busy burying cobs in the garden for the winter. "松鼠们正忙着在花园里埋榛子，准备过冬。foodplantfruitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share欧洲榛子，肯特榛子 A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut."My grandfather grows cobs in his orchard, and they are my favorite kind of hazelnut. "我的爷爷在他的果园里种欧洲榛子（肯特榛子），那是我最喜欢的榛子品种。fruitagriculturefoodplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share玩坚果游戏, 儿童坚果游戏 A game played by children with nuts."During recess, the children played cobs with chestnuts they found under the tree. "课间休息的时候，孩子们用在树下捡到的栗子玩儿童坚果游戏。gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
