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单词 perambulate
释义 per·am·bu·late
\-ˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin perambulatus, past participle of perambulare, from per- through + ambulare to walk — more at per-, amble
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse
  < perambulate the park or … bask and loiter and gossip on its benches — Virginia Woolf >
 b. : to push in a perambulator
  < mothers, with toddlers and perambulated infants in tow — Time >
2. : to make an official inspection of (a boundary) on foot
 < according to tradition, selectmen … are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News >
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to cover ground at a leisurely pace : stroll, promenade
  < when woman was a perambulating clothes closet — H.A.Overstreet >
 b. : to follow a meandering course : ramble
  < the road, winding about in the perambulating style of all mountain roads — N.H.Fulbright >
2. : to walk a boundary for purposes of inspection
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