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单词 humped
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Definition of humped in English:

humped

adjective hʌm(p)thəm(p)t
  • Having a hump or humps; hump-shaped.

    a breed of humped cattle
    a humped bridge
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The shrouded outline of a humped rock above the water seemed briefly to be a human form, crouching, waiting for a signal.
    • Old men in shorts and vests played chess in a breezy pavilion as families surged across a twee, humped bridge.
    • Usually it is seen crouching or sitting with humped shoulders.
    • They walked with humped shoulders, lawn chairs in tow, without so much as a sound, save for the clinking of car-keys in ready.
    • It was a time when everything was very basic, a time when cars were non existent in the area and the humped back stone bridge was the local landmark.
    Synonyms
    arched, bent, bowed, curved, rounded, hunched
    humpbacked, hunchbacked
    technical kyphotic
    literary embowed, crookbacked
    rare curviform
 
 

Definition of humped in US English:

humped

adjectivehəm(p)thəm(p)t
  • Having a hump or humps; hump-shaped.

    a breed of humped cattle
    a humped bridge
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They walked with humped shoulders, lawn chairs in tow, without so much as a sound, save for the clinking of car-keys in ready.
    • Old men in shorts and vests played chess in a breezy pavilion as families surged across a twee, humped bridge.
    • Usually it is seen crouching or sitting with humped shoulders.
    • It was a time when everything was very basic, a time when cars were non existent in the area and the humped back stone bridge was the local landmark.
    • The shrouded outline of a humped rock above the water seemed briefly to be a human form, crouching, waiting for a signal.
    Synonyms
    arched, bent, bowed, curved, rounded, hunched
 
 
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