| 释义 |
sham·ble
I. \ˈshambəl, -aam-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: from shambles
: slaughter
II. adjective
Etymology: from obsolete English shamble table for the exhibition of meat for sale, from Middle English shamel; from the use of the expression shamble legs to refer to a person's legs resembling those of such a table
: bowed, malformed
< hobbled along on his shamble legs >
III. intransitive verb
(shambled ; shambled ; shambling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; shambles)
1. : to walk awkwardly with dragging feet : shuffle
2. : to move awkwardly
< a crab shambled across the uneven bottom of the pool >
< exercised a style that shambled and wobbled self-consciously in a welter of qualifications — Van Wyck Brooks >
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: shamble (III)
: a shambling gait |