shamble
vi.蹒跚地走,摇摇晃晃地走 n.蹒跚,摇晃的脚步,拖沓的脚步
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shamble为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:shambled 过去分词:shambled 现在分词:shambling 第三人称单数:shambles
shamble
/'ʃæmbl; `ʃæmbl/
v [I, Ipr, Ip] walk or run awkwardly, without raising one's feet properly 笨拙地走或跑(拖着脚)
*a shambling gait 蹒跚的脚步
* The old tramp shambled up to me. 那个老流浪者拖着脚向我走来.
* The hungry marchers shambled slowly along (the road). 行军的人饿得步履蹒跚在路上慢慢走着. => Usage at shuffle 用法见 shuffle.
n [sing] shambling walk 拖着脚走的步态.
shamble
v [I always + adverb/preposition][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: shamble (of legs)
'curved, badly formed' (16-19 centuries), probably from shamble
'table from which meat is sold' (
SHAMBLES); probably because of the similarity to table legs]
to walk slowly and awkwardly, not lifting your feet much, for example because you are tired, weak, or lazy
=
shuffleshamble over/past/along etc The old man shambled out of the room muttering to himself.shambling gait(=a shambling way of walking)