词汇 | cobble together |
释义 | Phr V cobble together cobbles, cobbling, cobbled cobble together sth or cobble sth together to make something quickly and not very carefullyI didn't have much food in but I managed to cobble something together which everyone said was delicious.It was obvious to all that his statement had been hastily cobbled together. cobble together sth • cobble sth together to make or produce something quickly and often not very well, especially using whatever you have available: We cobbled together some lunch from the food that was left in the fridge. It was hoped that the two leaders would cobble together some kind of agreement.■ SIMILAR TO: knock up informal (redirected from cobble together) cobble (something) upTo assemble or complete something quickly and/or sloppily. The incoherent argument in your paper tells me that you cobbled it up in study hall. Look at that rickety bike—it looks like he just cobbled it up with old junk from his basement. cobble something upand cobble something togetherto make something or put something together hastily or carelessly. Who cobbled this thing up? Take it apart and start over. The kids cobbled up their model planes badly. It looks like you cobbled together that report just last night. |
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