| 释义 |
lub·ber
I. \ləbə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English lobre, lobur, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect lubber fat lazy fellow, lubbe plump figure — more at lob
1. also lub·bard \ˈləbə(r)d\ : a big clumsy fellow; especially : a worthless idler
2. : a clumsy or unskilled seaman — compare landlubber
II. intransitive verb
(lubbered ; lubbered ; lubbering \-b(ə)riŋ\ ; lubbers)
: to act in a lubberly manner especially when managing a boat
III. adjective
1. also lub·bard \ləbə(r)d\ : lubberly
2. : blubber III
< his thick lubber lips were drawn heavily downward — Hall Caine > |