英语词汇“ambled”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Verb We ambled along as we talked. They ambled down the road. Noun we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The trains amble along at a top speed of 20 miles per hour, frequently less, as an attendant in each car supplies a running commentary of history, statistics, points of interest and maybe some dad jokes.

Phil Kloer, ajc, 16 Aug. 2022 The only cellphone reception is on a single hilltop, where teenagers and soldiers anxiously amble around in search of a signal.

Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 9 June 2022 Start at Stars and Stripes Park, at the southern end of the reservoir, and amble through forested areas and neighborhood streets.

Graham Averill, Outside Online, 8 June 2020 After picking out the bedrooms for their kids (painting a possible picture of reality TV’s next big blended family?), the lovebirds amble out to the backyard and promptly plop into lounge chairs.

Vogue, 22 Apr. 2022 Then amble through the 5-acre garden first lovingly planted in the 1970s by Amir Dialameh after a brush fire left a landscape of scorched earth and tree stumps.

Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Groups of people, most of them gay men, many of them naked, amble down the beach toward a soaring rocky outcrop.

New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 Others amble about, taking in a view of the city that seems to go on forever.

Abdi Ibrahim, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022 Under the glow of a halogen dangling upon a fence stood the seven runners, about to amble off into the dark and return again.

Devin Kelly, Longreads, 19 Jan. 2022

Noun

While holding a fine-china coffee cup, Johnny asks the Dancing Kid for a cigarette and McIvers for a light, drawing his requests out to a faux-amiable amble.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 The hotel is about a 15-minute amble along Somerville Avenue to the nucleus of Union Square.

Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 What seemed at first to be their daring getaway would later be downgraded to a liberatory amble: The steers had merely drifted out of the pen that held them at the Star Packing Company on Cote Brilliante Avenue.

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2022 Or, pace down Boulevard Zumardia between old town and city center—an attractive amble that includes a sidewalk dozens of feet wide.

Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2022 Born and raised in San Clemente, Calif., the son of a professional surfer from the 1980s and early ’90s, Andino has always been a short amble away from the steady break at T Street and the sporadic pumpers at Upper and Lower Trestles.

New York Times, 20 July 2021 Andersson led research published in 2016 that identified the gene that grants Icelandic horses their unique amble.

Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2021 On a quiet amble through the Wallace Desert Garden, a visitor can see birds atop the saguaros, pollinators on the vibrant red and yellow flowers of barrel cactuses, the clarity of the air in a place far from the city.

Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2020 But even those of us not so anesthetized shouldn’t expect to be taking or following an easy, pleasant amble.

Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English amblen "(of a horse) to go at an amble, go at an easy gait," borrowed from Anglo-French ambler, aumbler (in present participle amblant) (continental Old French anbler), going back to Latin ambulāre "to go on foot, walk, walk for pleasure or health, travel," from amb- "around, about" + -ulāre, probably going back to a verb base *al-, going back to Indo-European *h₂elh₂- "wander," whence also Umbrian amboltu "(s/he) must go around," Greek aláomai, alâsthai "to wander, roam," Latvian aluôt "to go astray" — more at ambient entry 1

Noun

Middle English ambel, in part borrowed from Middle French amble (going back to Old French, noun derivative of ambler "to amble entry 1"), in part noun derivative of amblen "to amble entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	ambled
释义	amble 1 of 2 verb am·ble ˈam-bəl ambled; ambling ˈam-b(ə-)liŋ intransitive verb : to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter spent the day ambling through the park ambler ˈam-b(ə-)lər noun amble 2 of 2 noun 1 a : an easy gait of a horse in which the legs on the same side of the body move together b : rack entry 5 sense b 2 : an easy gait 3 : a leisurely walk took a casual amble through the gardens Synonyms Verb hike perambulate ramble saunter stroll tramp tromp Noun constitutional perambulation ramble range saunter stroll turn walk wander See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb We ambled along as we talked. They ambled down the road. Noun we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive Recent Examples on the Web Verb The trains amble along at a top speed of 20 miles per hour, frequently less, as an attendant in each car supplies a running commentary of history, statistics, points of interest and maybe some dad jokes. Phil Kloer, ajc, 16 Aug. 2022 The only cellphone reception is on a single hilltop, where teenagers and soldiers anxiously amble around in search of a signal. Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 9 June 2022 Start at Stars and Stripes Park, at the southern end of the reservoir, and amble through forested areas and neighborhood streets. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 8 June 2020 After picking out the bedrooms for their kids (painting a possible picture of reality TV’s next big blended family?), the lovebirds amble out to the backyard and promptly plop into lounge chairs. Vogue, 22 Apr. 2022 Then amble through the 5-acre garden first lovingly planted in the 1970s by Amir Dialameh after a brush fire left a landscape of scorched earth and tree stumps. Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Groups of people, most of them gay men, many of them naked, amble down the beach toward a soaring rocky outcrop. New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 Others amble about, taking in a view of the city that seems to go on forever. Abdi Ibrahim, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022 Under the glow of a halogen dangling upon a fence stood the seven runners, about to amble off into the dark and return again. Devin Kelly, Longreads, 19 Jan. 2022 Noun While holding a fine-china coffee cup, Johnny asks the Dancing Kid for a cigarette and McIvers for a light, drawing his requests out to a faux-amiable amble. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 The hotel is about a 15-minute amble along Somerville Avenue to the nucleus of Union Square. Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 What seemed at first to be their daring getaway would later be downgraded to a liberatory amble: The steers had merely drifted out of the pen that held them at the Star Packing Company on Cote Brilliante Avenue. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2022 Or, pace down Boulevard Zumardia between old town and city center—an attractive amble that includes a sidewalk dozens of feet wide. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2022 Born and raised in San Clemente, Calif., the son of a professional surfer from the 1980s and early ’90s, Andino has always been a short amble away from the steady break at T Street and the sporadic pumpers at Upper and Lower Trestles. New York Times, 20 July 2021 Andersson led research published in 2016 that identified the gene that grants Icelandic horses their unique amble. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2021 On a quiet amble through the Wallace Desert Garden, a visitor can see birds atop the saguaros, pollinators on the vibrant red and yellow flowers of barrel cactuses, the clarity of the air in a place far from the city. Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2020 But even those of us not so anesthetized shouldn’t expect to be taking or following an easy, pleasant amble. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English amblen "(of a horse) to go at an amble, go at an easy gait," borrowed from Anglo-French ambler, aumbler (in present participle amblant) (continental Old French anbler), going back to Latin ambulāre "to go on foot, walk, walk for pleasure or health, travel," from amb- "around, about" + -ulāre, probably going back to a verb base al-, going back to Indo-European h₂elh₂- "wander," whence also Umbrian amboltu "(s/he) must go around," Greek aláomai, alâsthai "to wander, roam," Latvian aluôt "to go astray" — more at ambient entry 1 Noun Middle English ambel, in part borrowed from Middle French amble (going back to Old French, noun derivative of ambler "to amble entry 1"), in part noun derivative of amblen "to amble entry 1 First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined above Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition amble verb am·ble ˈam-bəl ambled; ambling : to walk at a slow easy pace ambled verb past tense of amble as in strolled to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance strolled sauntered wandered walked hiked roamed tramped rambled marched perambulated tromped trekked traversed roved traipsed promenaded peregrinated power walked
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