Word · Frequency #18664
lumber
笨重地移动;缓慢沉重地走
To move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
- 1.
To move clumsily and heavily; to move slowly.
笨重缓慢地移动
- 2.
To load down with things, to fill, to encumber, to impose an unwanted burden on.
用东西堆满或负担过重
- 3.
To heap together in disorder.
杂乱地堆积
- 4.
move heavily or clumsily
笨重地移动
- 5.
To fill or encumber with lumber.
用杂物填满或阻碍
拖累;使负重担;塞满;杂乱地堆积;乱堆;笨重缓慢地移动;用东西堆满或负担过重;杂乱地堆积
In use
The old man lumbered slowly across the room.
A bear lumbered into the forest.
The truck lumbered along the muddy road.
The heavy man lumbered across the room
Verb forms
base lumber · third person lumbers · -ing lumbering · past lumbered · past participle lumbered
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- lumber along
- 笨重缓慢地行进
- The old bus lumbered along the narrow country road.那辆旧公交车在狭窄的乡村公路上笨重缓慢地行进。
- lumber past
- 笨重地经过
- Several heavy trucks lumbered past our window.几辆重型卡车从我们窗前笨重地经过。
- lumber into
- 笨重地走进;蹒跚进入
- She lumbered into the kitchen, still half asleep.她仍半睡半醒,蹒跚地走进了厨房。
- lumber off
- 笨重地离去;缓慢走开
- The huge bear lumbered off into the trees.那头巨大的熊笨重地离去,走进了树林。
- be lumbered with
- 被迫承担;被……拖累
- Why do I always get lumbered with the unpleasant jobs?为什么总是让我来承担这些不讨好的工作?
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:扛着沉重原木(lumber)走路,每一步都笨重缓慢,所以 lumber 意为“笨重地移动”。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:叙事/文学描写:人物或动物笨重缓慢地移动、日常对话:形容某人或大型动物动作沉重、新闻报道或纪实:描述大型物体或车辆缓慢移动 lumber 作动词表示“笨重缓慢地移动”时,语气中性,多用于叙述性或描写性文字,如小说、新闻报道,也可用于日常口语。通常与 across、into、towards 等方向状语连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 lumber 押韵的词有 number、slumber、encumber、umber(都发 /ˈʌmbɚ/)。注意 plumber 和 timber 虽然拼写相近,但发音不同:plumber 读 /ˈplʌmɚ/,b 不发音;timber 读 /ˈtɪmbɚ/,元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.