limber
英['lɪmbə]
美['lɪmbɚ]
- adj. 柔软的；敏捷的
- vt. 使柔软；将接在前车上
- vi. 做准备活动
词态变化
第三人称单数: limbers;过去式: limbered;过去分词: limbered;现在分词: limbering;
助记提示
1. climb => limb => limber.
2. 柔软、灵活、有韧性的四肢。
中文词源
limber 柔软的，灵活的，做热身运动
来自limb,弯，转，肢，引申词义活动四肢，做热身运动。
英文词源
- limber (adj.)
- "pliant, flexible," 1560s, of uncertain origin, possibly from limb (n.1) on notion of supple boughs of a tree [Barnhart], or from limp "flaccid" [Skeat], or somehow from Middle English lymer "shaft of a cart" (see limber (n.)), but the late appearance of the -b- in that word argues against it. Related: Limberness. Dryden used limber-ham (see ham (n.1) in the "joint" sense) as a name for a character "perswaded by what is last said to him, and changing next word."
- limber (n.)
- "detachable forepart of a gun carriage," 1620s, from Middle English lymer (early 15c.), earlier lymon (c. 1400), probably from Old French limon "shaft," a word perhaps of Celtic origin, or possibly from Germanic and related to limb (n.1). Hence, limber (v.) "to attach a limber to a gun" (1783). Compare related Spanish limon "shaft," leman "helmsman."
- limber (v.)
- 1748, from limber (adj.). Related: Limbered; limbering.
双语例句
- 1. A short walk will limber up the legs.
- 散一小会儿步能放松腿部。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. By now he was perspiring and felt warmer and more limber.
- 他身上见了点汗,暖和,也轻松了一些.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- 3. Limber yourself up before swimming.
- 在游泳前活动一下身子吧.
来自辞典例句
- 4. I saw her go to the corner and select a long, green, limber switch.
- 我看到她走到墙角,挑了一根绿色的, 有弹性的长树条.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I always do a few easy exercises to limber up before a match.
- 我在比赛前总要做些简单的准备活动.
来自辞典例句