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Lumbering 英 Lʌmbərɪŋ] 美 Lʌmbərɪŋ Adj.动作迟缓笨拙的 N.伐木(业 动词lumber的现在分词 Tank

英语单词 lumbering
英美音标 英 ['lʌmbərɪŋ] 美 ['lʌmbərɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.动作迟缓笨拙的
n.伐木(业)
动词lumber的现在分词.
英语例句 (1) Some lumbering tank would suddenly make an unbelievably tight turn.
(2) I knew how common it was for these lumbering giants to be gashed by boat propellers.
中文例句 (1) 某些重型坦克会突然做一个不可思议的急转弯。
(2) 我很清楚这些笨拙的大家伙经常会被轮船的螺旋桨刮伤。
vocabulary简明 Someone who's lumbering moves in a heavy, ungainly way. The big, lumbering players on a football team tend to play defensive positions like lineman.
vocabulary扩展 You might normally skip lightly down the street, but when you're carrying two big suitcases and wearing a heavy backpack, you'll be a lumbering figure slowly making your way along the sidewalk. Your toy poodle might move easily, while your giant 150-pound Mastiff is a lumbering, drooling companion. This adjective comes from the verb lumber, from the earlier lomere, which has a Scandinavian root.

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