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单词 rumble seats
释义

rumble1 /rumˈbl/

intransitive verb
  1. To make a low heavy grumbling or rolling noise
  2. To move with such a noise
  3. To be involved in a gang fight (slang, esp N American)
transitive verb
  1. To give forth, or to agitate or move, with such a sound
  2. To inform against, betray to the police (slang)
noun
  1. A sound of rumbling
  2. Low-frequency noise produced in vinyl disc recording when the turntable is not dynamically balanced (acoustics)
  3. A seat for servants behind a carriage, or for extra passengers in a two-seater car (also rumble seat)
  4. A quarrel, disturbance, gang fight (N American slang)
ORIGIN: Cf Du rommelen, Ger rummeln

rumˈbler noun

  1. Someone or something that rumbles
  2. A machine for peeling potatoes

rumˈbling noun and adjective

rumˈblingly adverb

rumˈbly adjective

rumˈbledethump or rumˈbledethumps noun (Scot)

A dish of mashed potatoes with butter and seasoning, or mixed with cabbage or turnip

rumble strip or rumble area noun

One of a set of rough-textured strips or areas set into a road surface to warn drivers (by tyre noise) of a hazard ahead

rumˈble-tumˈble noun

  1. A rumble seat
  2. A lumbering vehicle
  3. A tumbling motion
  4. Scrambled eggs (Anglo-Indian)

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