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gobbet
noun[ C ]
informaluk /ˈɡɒb.ɪt/ us /ˈɡɑː.bɪt/
a small piece or lump of something, especially food一小片，一小块（尤指食物）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
by a noseidiom
clipping
crumb
dab of something
dash
dollop
grain
paring
peewee
pinch
potsherd
ray
skinny
spark
thimbleful
tidbit
tiddler
titbit
tittle
trace
Examples of gobbet
gobbet
How can they be expected to bear the costs of keeping an eye on one another and, say, of delivering suitable gobbets of praise and blame?
The music, by its considerable energy, reflected in the performances sampled, is enough to keep one awake, and it comes in short bursts, separated by gobbets of information.
The stitching of his scalp has left great black, rough stitches over the front and a gobbet of brain protruding behind.
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