lumbers; lumbered; lumbering
lumbers; lumbered; lumbering
Learner's definition of LUMBER
[no object]
: to move in a slow or awkward way缓慢地移动;笨拙地行走 -
The parade lumbers through town once a year.游行队伍每年都会有一次浩浩荡荡的穿城游行。
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We saw an elephant lumbering along the road.我们看到一头大象正沿公路缓缓地走着。
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trucks lumbering [=rumbling] down the street在街道上轰隆隆地行驶而过的卡车
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an animal with a lumbering gait步伐缓慢的动物
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 -
The economy continues to lumber along.经济继续缓慢发展。
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a big, lumbering [=slow and awkward] bureaucracy庞大而拖沓的官僚体系
2 lumber /ˈlʌmbɚ/ noun
Learner's definition of LUMBER
[noncount]
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US : wooden boards or logs that have been sawed and cut for use木材;木板 — see also lumbering 2
British : large objects that are no longer used or wanted废旧家具;废旧大件杂物 3 lumber /ˈlʌmbɚ/ verb
lumbers; lumbered; lumbering
lumbers; lumbered; lumbering
Learner's definition of LUMBER
lumber with
[phrasal verb] lumber (someone) with (something) British, informal
: to cause (someone) to have (something unwanted or unpleasant)用…拖累(某人);把…强加于(某人) —
often used as (be) lumbered with常用作(be) lumbered with