fub

vt. trick. cheat;thwart. impede,foil 哄骗，欺骗；（又解）阻挠，阻碍，挫败。
△1H.IV.1.2.67(60):“and resolu-tion thus fubbed”，不屈的好汉还这样被挫折了锐气。
fub off: fob off,put off with pretexts or excuses,putoff with false promises搪塞，用借口或托词拖延，用虚假的诺言拖延。
△2H.IV.2.1.39(34):“and have been fubbedoff,and fubbed off,and fubbed off,from this day tothat day,that it is a shame to be thought on.”被他从这一天到那一天，一直拖延，一直拖延，一直拖延，想起来都叫人觉得羞耻。

fub[fʌb]

v. 借口延迟