limber
英 ['lɪmbə]
美 ['lɪmbɚ]
- adj. 柔軟的；敏捷的
- vt. 使柔軟；將接在前車上
- vi. 做準備活動
助記提示
1. climb => limb => limber.
2. 柔軟、靈活、有韌性的四肢。
中文詞源
limber 柔軟的，靈活的，做熱身運動來自limb,彎，轉，肢，引申詞義活動四肢，做熱身運動。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. A short walk will limber up the legs.
- 散一小會兒步能放鬆腿部。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. By now he was perspiring and felt warmer and more limber.
- 他身上見了點汗,暖和,也輕鬆了一些.
來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子
- 3. Limber yourself up before swimming.
- 在遊泳前活動一下身子吧.
來自辭典例句
- 4. I saw her go to the corner and select a long, green, limber switch.
- 我看到她走到牆角,挑了一根綠色的, 有彈性的長樹條.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I always do a few easy exercises to limber up before a match.
- 我在比賽前總要做些簡單的準備活動.
來自辭典例句