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

畅通词汇GRE

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