| 单词 | limber |
| 释义 | limber limber1 —limberly, adv. —limberness, n. /lim"beuhr/, adj. 1. characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe. 2. bending readily; flexible; pliant. v.i. 3. to make oneself limber (usually fol. by up): to limber up before the game. v.t. 4. to make (something) limber (usually fol. by up): She tried to limber up her wits before the exam. [1555-65; perh. akin to LIMB1] Syn. 2. pliable. See flexible. Ant. 1, 2. stiff. 2. rigid, unbending. limber2 /lim"beuhr/, Mil. n. 1. a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson. v.t. 2. to attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes fol. by up). v.i. 3. to attach a limber to a gun (usually fol. by up). [1400-50; late ME lymo(u)r pole of a vehicle. See LIMB1, -ER1] limber3 /lim"beuhr/, n. Usually, limbers. Naut. a passage or gutter in which seepage collects to be pumped away, located on each side of a central keelson; bilge. [1620-30; perh. < F lumière hole, light < LL luminaria; see LUMINARIA] |
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