单词 | amble |
释义 | amble —ambler, n. —amblingly, adv. /am"beuhl/, v. , ambled, ambling, n. v.i. 1. to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter: He ambled around the town. 2. (of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm. n. 3. an ambling gait. 4. a slow, easy walk or gentle pace. 5. a stroll. [1350-1400; ME < MF ambler < L ambulare to walk, equiv. to amb- AMBI- + -ulare to step (*-el- + s. vowel -a-; c. Welsh el- may go, Gk elaúnein to set in motion)] Syn. 1. ramble, meander. |
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