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词汇 hubble-bubble
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Definition of hubble-bubble in English:

hubble-bubble

noun ˈhʌb(ə)lbʌb(ə)lˈhəb(ə)lˌbəb(ə)l
  • 1A hookah.

    水烟筒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A tea-house tucked under it is described curiously in my guidebook as a place, ‘to sit and drink tea or smoke the hubble-bubble, surrounded by slumbering Esfahan manhood.’
    • Here in Dubai the hotel is built like an exotic Arabian village, complete with a souk and outdoor cafes where you can sit and try a hubble-bubble pipe as you sip some very strong, sweet Turkish-style coffee.
    • It had been tapped that morning, said one, offering me a drag on his hubble-bubble and a handful of tart green apricots from a nearby bush.
    • Now the hubble-bubble pipes are being passed round, and al-Madfai changes direction yet again.
    • When that was finished he would take his hubble-bubble and puff away at that, until he was ready to go downstairs and play billiards, after which it was off to bed.
    • The tea-house was theoretically for men only, but women and men smoked the hubble-bubble together.
    • Alternatively, take a seat at one of the open-air pavement cafés for a cool beer and perhaps try a nargileh, the hubble-bubble pipe so popular in this part of the world.
    • You can also smoke an apple-flavoured tobacco in a hubble-bubble pipe if you have time.
    • Wherever we went we were exhorted to join in family picnics, take tea or share hubble-bubble.
    • The local grocer, at whose shop Momma used to have a few quick pulls at the hubble-bubble now and then, was his chief counsellor.
    • And then we were offered hubble-bubble pipes!
    Synonyms
    tobacco pipe, briar, briar pipe, meerschaum, clay pipe
  • 2mass noun Confused talk.

    the psychosexual hubble-bubble of the source material

Origin

Mid 17th century: imitative repetition of bubble.

Definition of hubble-bubble in US English:

hubble-bubble

nounˈhəb(ə)lˌbəb(ə)lˈhəb(ə)lˌbəb(ə)l
  • 1A hookah.

    水烟筒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can also smoke an apple-flavoured tobacco in a hubble-bubble pipe if you have time.
    • Now the hubble-bubble pipes are being passed round, and al-Madfai changes direction yet again.
    • When that was finished he would take his hubble-bubble and puff away at that, until he was ready to go downstairs and play billiards, after which it was off to bed.
    • A tea-house tucked under it is described curiously in my guidebook as a place, ‘to sit and drink tea or smoke the hubble-bubble, surrounded by slumbering Esfahan manhood.’
    • And then we were offered hubble-bubble pipes!
    • Alternatively, take a seat at one of the open-air pavement cafés for a cool beer and perhaps try a nargileh, the hubble-bubble pipe so popular in this part of the world.
    • The tea-house was theoretically for men only, but women and men smoked the hubble-bubble together.
    • Here in Dubai the hotel is built like an exotic Arabian village, complete with a souk and outdoor cafes where you can sit and try a hubble-bubble pipe as you sip some very strong, sweet Turkish-style coffee.
    • Wherever we went we were exhorted to join in family picnics, take tea or share hubble-bubble.
    • The local grocer, at whose shop Momma used to have a few quick pulls at the hubble-bubble now and then, was his chief counsellor.
    • It had been tapped that morning, said one, offering me a drag on his hubble-bubble and a handful of tart green apricots from a nearby bush.
    Synonyms
    tobacco pipe, briar, briar pipe, meerschaum, clay pipe
  • 2Confused talk.

    the psychosexual hubble-bubble of the source material

Origin

Mid 17th century: imitative repetition of bubble.

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