limber up
不及物用法，表示热身。
Athletes should limber up before a race.
运动员在赛前应该做准备活动。
使柔韧；使灵活
limbering — present participle of limber
使变得柔韧,使易弯曲。；使柔软；做准备活动
使变得柔韧,使易弯曲。
To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
一般现在时
I limber up before exercise.
我在锻炼前做准备活动。
一般过去时
He limbered his muscles.
他使他的肌肉柔软了。
现在完成时
She has limbered herself.
她已经使身体柔软了。
limber 是规则动词。
Before the race, the athletes limber up by stretching.
赛前，运动员通过拉伸来热身。
用法提示：这里 'limber up' 是动词短语，表示做准备活动使身体柔软。
She limbered her muscles with some gentle yoga poses.
她通过一些温和的瑜伽体式使肌肉变得灵活。
用法提示：此处 'limbered' 是过去式，表示使身体部位变得柔软。
The dancers limbered up backstage before the performance.
舞者在后台表演前做了热身活动。
用法提示：'limbered up' 是过去式短语，指进行柔韧性活动准备演出。
不及物用法，表示热身。
Athletes should limber up before a race.
运动员在赛前应该做准备活动。
及物用法，使某物变灵活。
She did some stretches to limber her muscles up.
她做了些伸展运动来使肌肉柔软。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to limber before running.
正确表达I need to limber up before running.
动词 limber 表示'做准备活动'时，通常与副词 up 搭配构成短语动词 limber up，不可省略 up。
grammar · medium
易错句子She limbered her legs for the dance.
正确表达She limbered up her legs for the dance.
当 limber 后接宾语时，仍需与 up 搭配，即 limber up + 宾语，表示'使……柔软'，不可遗漏 up。
与limber发音相近，但lumber指笨重移动或木材，而limber指使柔软或做准备活动。
与limber词形相似，但limb是名词指肢体，而limber是动词指使柔软或做准备活动。
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