| 单词 | recumbent |
| 释义 | recumbent[ ri-kuhm-buhnt ] / rɪˈkʌm bənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recumbent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivelying down; reclining; leaning. inactive; idle. Zoology, Botany. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin. nouna recumbent person, animal, plant, etc. Origin of recumbent1765–75; <Latin recumbent- (stem of recumbēns), present participle of recumbere to lie back, equivalent to re-re- + cumb-, akin to cubāre to lie down + -ent--ent SYNONYMS FOR recumbent1 prone, supine; prostrate; inclined. SEE SYNONYMS FOR recumbent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM recumbentre·cum·ben·cy, re·cum·bence, nounre·cum·bent·ly, adverbun·re·cum·bent, adjectiveun·re·cum·bent·ly, adverbDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recumbent
British Dictionary definitions for recumbentrecumbent / (rɪˈkʌmbənt) / adjectivelying down; reclining (of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the grounda recumbent stem (of a fold in a rock formation) in which the axial plane is nearly horizontal Derived forms of recumbentrecumbence or recumbency, nounrecumbently, adverbWord Origin for recumbentC17: from Latin recumbere to lie back, from re- + cumbere to lie Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for recumbentrecumbent [ rĭ-kŭm′bənt ] adj.Lying down, especially in a position of comfort; reclining. Other words from recumbentre•cum′bence null n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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