单词 | amble |
释义 | amble From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishambleam‧ble /ˈæmbəl/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]WALKto walk slowly in a relaxed way SYN saunter An old man came out and ambled over for a chat. —amble noun [singular] a pleasant amble by the river→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusamble• The reason may be that they charge up the hill while their elders amble.• An old man appeared from behind the house and ambled across the yard.• Cecil was ambling along as usual without a care in the world.• The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.• From Ggantija we ambled down to Ramla Bay and then climbed up old terraces.• They watched me until certain I was heading another direction and then ambled on into the cover of trees.• The task force couldn't allow the elephants to spend a year ambling through a crowded settlement.• One of the horses, a white one, slowly ambled towards me.• He ambled towards us smirking, tapping a packet of air-mail envelopes on his palm.Origin amble (1300-1400) Old French ambler, from Latin ambulare “to walk” |
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