英语词汇“lumber”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lum•ber¹ n. [uncountable]

Buildingtimber or wood from a tree sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.

lum•ber•er, n. [countable]
lum•ber•man, n. [countable], pl. -men.

lum•ber² v. [no object]

to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great weight or size:The huge truck lumbered onto the highway.

lum•ber¹ n.

Buildingtimber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away.

v.i.

Buildingto cut timber and prepare it for market.
to become useless or to be stored away as useless.

v.t.

to convert (a specified amount, area, etc.) into lumber:We lumbered more than a million acres last year.
to heap together in disorder.
to fill up or obstruct with miscellaneous useless articles;
encumber.

1545–55; origin, originally noun, nominal use of lumber²; i.e., useless goods that weigh one down, impede one's movements

lum′ber•er, n.
lum′ber•less, adj.

lum•ber² v.i.

to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great or ponderous bulk:overloaded wagons lumbering down the dirt road.
to make a rumbling noise.

1300–50; Middle English lomeren; compare dialect, dialectal Swedish lomra to resound, loma to walk heavily

lum′ber•ly, adj.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trudge, barge, plod.

lumber /ˈlʌmbə/ n

chiefly US Canadian logs; sawn timber
(as modifier): the lumber trade
Brit useless household articles that are stored away
(as modifier): lumber room

(transitive) to pile together in a disorderly manner
(transitive) to fill up or encumber with useless household articles
chiefly US Canadian to convert (the trees) of (a forest) into marketable timber
(transitive) Brit informal to burden with something unpleasant, tedious, etc

Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from a noun use of lumber²

ˈlumberer n

lumber /ˈlʌmbə/ vb (intransitive)

to move awkwardly
an obsolete word for rumble

Etymology: 14th Century lomeren; perhaps related to lome lame¹, Swedish dialect loma to move ponderously

单词	lumber
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 lum•ber¹ /ˈlʌmbɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] Buildingtimber or wood from a tree sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. lum•ber•er, n. [countable] lum•ber•man, n. [countable], pl. -men. lum•ber² /ˈlʌmbɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object] to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great weight or size:The huge truck lumbered onto the highway. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 lum•ber¹ (lum′bər),USA pronunciation n. Buildingtimber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away. v.i. Buildingto cut timber and prepare it for market. to become useless or to be stored away as useless. v.t. to convert (a specified amount, area, etc.) into lumber:We lumbered more than a million acres last year. to heap together in disorder. to fill up or obstruct with miscellaneous useless articles; encumber. 1545–55; origin, originally noun, nominal use of lumber²; i.e., useless goods that weigh one down, impede one's movements lum′ber•er, n. lum′ber•less, adj. lum•ber² (lum′bər),USA pronunciation v.i. to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great or ponderous bulk:overloaded wagons lumbering down the dirt road. to make a rumbling noise. 1300–50; Middle English lomeren; compare dialect, dialectal Swedish lomra to resound, loma to walk heavily lum′ber•ly, adj. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trudge, barge, plod. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lumber /ˈlʌmbə/ n chiefly US Canadian logs; sawn timber (as modifier): the lumber trade Brit useless household articles that are stored away (as modifier): lumber room vb (transitive) to pile together in a disorderly manner (transitive) to fill up or encumber with useless household articles chiefly US Canadian to convert (the trees) of (a forest) into marketable timber (transitive) Brit informal to burden with something unpleasant, tedious, etc Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from a noun use of lumber² ˈlumberer n lumber /ˈlʌmbə/ vb (intransitive) to move awkwardly an obsolete word for rumble Etymology: 14th Century lomeren; perhaps related to lome lame¹, Swedish dialect loma to move ponderously
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