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单词 power-walk
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power-walkv.

Brit. /ˈpaʊəwɔːk/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌwɔk/, /ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌwɑk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: power n.1, walk v.
Etymology: < power n.1 + walk v., after power walking n. Compare slightly later power walk n.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
intransitive. To engage in power walking; to walk briskly, esp. for exercise.
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1985 Annapolis (Maryland) Capital 29 Nov. 12/5 They can expend 900 calories per hour powerwalking at five miles an hour.
1994 P. Grescoe Blood Vessel 156 We powerwalked down the passageway and knocked on her door.
2003 Independent 6 Feb. (Review section) 7/1 There is an opportunity to ward off deep-vein thrombosis by power-walking round the terminal at Changi airport.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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