| 释义 |
lam
I. \ˈlam, ˈlaa(ə)m\ verb
(lammed ; lammed ; lamming ; lams)
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lemja to thrash, flog, beat; akin to Old English lemman to lame, Old High German lemmen; causative-denominatives from the root of English lame (I)
transitive verb
: to beat soundly : thrash, strike, whack
intransitive verb
1. : strike, thrash — usually used with into or out
< lammed out wildly at them >
2. : to flee hastily : beat it : scram
< let's lam out of here >
II. noun
(-s)
: flight — used in the phrase on the lam
< to hide a former lover, now on the lam from Dartmoor — Robert Hatch >
< that so-and-so of a promoter had taken it on the lam — Irene Kuhn >
III. noun
also lamm \“\
(-s)
Etymology: French lame lamina, blade, lam — more at lame
: any of the lower levers connected by cords between harnesses and treadles in various looms to enable the weaver to bring down several harnesses with one foot
IV. abbreviation
laminated |