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单词 akimbo
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•kim•bo /əˈkɪmboʊ/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•kim•bo  (ə kim′bō),USA pronunciation adj., adv. 
  1. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward:to stand with arms akimbo.
  • Old Norse *i keng boginn bent into a crook (i in, keng accusative of kengr hook, boginn past participle of bjūga to bend)
  • late Middle English in kenebowe 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
akimbo /əˈkɪmbəʊ/ adj , adv
  1. arms akimbo, with arms akimbo ⇒ with hands on hips and elbows projecting outwards
Etymology: 15th Century in kenebowe, literally: in keen bow, that is, in a sharp curve
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