gobbet

gobbet
[ˈgɒbɪt]
noun
  1. a piece or lump of flesh, food, or other matter
    (肉、食物或其他物体的)一块(或一团)
    a torn-off gobbet of flesh.
    撕开的一块肉。
    ■an extract from a text, especially one set for translation or comment in an examination
    (尤指在考试中供翻译或评论的)引文,片段
    the poetry was mainly seen as a quarry for gobbets.
    这种诗主要被视为引文摘句的来源。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French gobet, diminutive of gobe (see gob)
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