nobble

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Many Germans detect a plot to nobble their exporters.
許多德國人發(fā)覺破壞他們的出口不過是一個陰謀。
The government is now trying to nobble the central bank.
現(xiàn)在，政府正試著欺騙中央銀行。
Nine does not nobble nor interfere with the expression of strongly held views , either by its employees, or others.
九不收買，也不干預持有強烈意見的表達，無論是其員工，或者別人。
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If they are favoured, state-controlled banks will provide them with cheap loans and bureaucrats will nobble their foreign competitors.
ECONOMIST: The hidden costs of state capitalism
Many Germans detect a plot to nobble their exporters.
ECONOMIST: Germany and the euro
In October one group, under the politically correct rubric of promoting transparency and accountability, sought (so far unsuccessfully) to nobble the budget, and thus the independence, of the Office of the High Commissioner, Navi Pillay.
ECONOMIST: A long-despised watchdog wakes up, barks and even bites

(CAUSE TO FAIL) to make something fail, especially to make a horse in a race fail by giving it drugs
(PERSUADE) to persuade someone to do what you want them to do, especially by using money or threats
(CATCH ATTENTION) to intentionally catch the attention of someone so that you can talk to them