| 释义 |
shambly, a. colloq.|ˈʃæmblɪ|
[f. shamble n.1 and v.2 + -y1.]
That shambles, shambling; awkward, ungainly; disorganized, ramshackle, rickety.
a1937W. E. Llewellyn in Partridge Dict. Slang 750/1 Their hands were in a grab half-hook, always, and their shoulders shambly. 1958L. Whishaw As far as you'll take Me xii. 193 There are a few little shacks..and a shambly village hall. 1973J. Burrows Like an Evening Gone i. 16 Arnold came in first, very limp..and shambly. 1973T. Morrison Sula (1974) ii. 106 It was small..and so shambly, and..it would have been better if I had gotten the dust out from under the bed. 1985L. Kennedy Airman & Carpenter (1986) i. i. 29 The banker Dwight Morrow, a small rather shambly man. |