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akimbo

美音:[ə´kım´bəu ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.两手叉腰的 adv.两手叉腰

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akimbo


/ə'kɪmbəʊ; ə`kɪmbo/
adv (idm 习语) with arms akimbo => arm. =>illus at arm 见 arm 之插图.

akimbo


adj
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: in kenbow, on kenbow (15-17 centuries), probably from an unrecorded Old Norse i keng boginn 'bent in a curve']
(with) arms akimbo
with your hands on your hips so that your elbows point away from your body
(with) legs akimbo
with your legs wide apart