cobbler
/ˈkɒblə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑblɚ] /ˈkɑːblər/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑblɚ] /ˈkä-blər How to pronounce cobbler (audio)/ (ame, mw)
cobbler — 名詞
- cobblersingular
- cobblersplural
1. someone whose work is fixing worn or damaged shoes, and sometimes handling small
修鞋匠
專門修補鞋子的人
someone whose work is fixing worn or damaged shoes, and sometimes handling small leather repairs.
Wren took worn boots to the cobbler after one heel came off.
一個鞋跟掉了後，Wren 把磨損的靴子拿去給修鞋匠。
take [shoes] to the cobbler
The cobbler stitched Sahil's school shoe while Sahil waited by the counter.
Sahil 在櫃檯旁等候時，修鞋匠把 Sahil 的學生皮鞋縫好了。
A village cobbler repaired cracked sandals for farmers before the market opened.
市集開門前，村裡的修鞋匠先替農夫修好了裂開的涼鞋。
Camila thanked the cobbler for replacing the zip on her leather boot.
Camila 謝謝那位修鞋匠把她皮靴上的拉鍊換掉。
文法句型
take [shoes] to the cobbler
cobbler + repair/stitch/replace + [shoe part]
用法筆記
Usually refers to someone who repairs shoes rather than a factory worker who makes new footwear in large numbers.
2. a baked fruit or savoury dish covered with a thick soft topping, often made from
水果酥派
上蓋厚麵皮的烤水果點心
a baked fruit or savoury dish covered with a thick soft topping, often made from biscuit dough, cake batter, or pastry.
Yuna baked a peach cobbler for Sunday lunch with her grandparents.
Yuna 為星期天的午餐烤了一盤桃子水果酥派給祖父母吃。
peach/apple/cherry cobbler
The apple cobbler bubbled at the edges when Hiro pulled it from the oven.
Hiro 把蘋果水果酥派從烤箱拿出來時，邊緣還在冒泡。
We served warm cobbler with vanilla ice cream after the picnic ended.
野餐結束後，我們把熱騰騰的水果酥派配香草冰淇淋一起上桌。
Élise used frozen berries when she made cobbler during the camping trip.
Élise 露營時做水果酥派，用的是冷凍莓果。
文法句型
peach/apple/cherry cobbler
serve cobbler with ice cream
用法筆記
In everyday use this usually means a fruit dessert. Savoury versions exist, but speakers often name the filling when they mean those.
3. talk or ideas that are foolish, untrue, or meant to mislead people.
鬼話
荒唐又不實的說法
talk or ideas that are foolish, untrue, or meant to mislead people.
That's cobbler, and everyone in the room knew the story was false.
那是鬼話，房間裡每個人都知道那個說法是假的。
That's cobbler: rejecting a claim
Pim laughed and called the online rumour complete cobbler.
Pim 笑了，說網路上的那則傳聞根本是鬼話。
The coach said the excuse about traffic was cobbler from start to finish.
教練說那個塞車的藉口從頭到尾都是鬼話。
Christopher told the class not to spread cobbler about the new teacher.
Christopher 告訴全班，不要散播關於新老師的鬼話。
文法句型
That's cobbler.
complete cobbler
talk/spread cobbler
用法筆記
Chiefly British and strongly informal. Often used to dismiss a statement directly, especially in short replies such as 'That's cobbler.'
4. a sweet cold drink with alcohol and fruit, usually served over ice in a tall gla
果酒冰飲
加水果與酒的高杯冰飲
a sweet cold drink with alcohol and fruit, usually served over ice in a tall glass.
The bartender mixed a mint cobbler for the couple on the hotel terrace.
酒保在飯店露台替那對情侶調了一杯果酒冰飲。
mint/sherry cobbler
Sivan ordered a sherry cobbler with orange slices on a hot evening.
Sivan 在悶熱的傍晚點了一杯配橙片的雪莉果酒冰飲。
By sunset, the server was carrying three cobblers to the garden table.
到了日落時，服務生正端著三杯果酒冰飲走向花園餐桌。
The recipe says a cobbler should be poured over crushed ice.
食譜寫著，這種果酒冰飲應該倒在碎冰上。
文法句型
mint/sherry cobbler
serve cobbler over crushed ice
a glass of cobbler
用法筆記
This is an old-fashioned drink name and is often specified by the kind of alcohol used before 'cobbler'.