| 单词 | lumber |
| 释义 | lumber 1. v.intr. (usu. foll. by along, past, by, etc.) move in a slow clumsy noisy way. Derivatives lumbering adj. Etymology: ME lomere, perh. imit. 2. n. & v. --n 1. disused articles of furniture etc. inconveniently taking up space. 2. useless or cumbersome objects. 3. US partly prepared timber. --v 1. tr. a (usu. foll. by with) leave (a person etc.) with something unwanted or unpleasant (always lumbering me with the cleaning). b (as lumbered adj.) in an unwanted or inconvenient situation (afraid of being lumbered). 2. tr. (usu. foll. by together) heap or group together carelessly. 3. tr. (usu. foll. by up) obstruct. 4. intr. cut and prepare forest timber for transport. Phrases and idioms lumber-jacket a jacket, usu. of warm checked material, of the kind worn by lumberjacks. lumber-room a room where disused or cumbrous things are kept. Derivatives lumberer n. (in sense 4 of v.). lumbering n. (in sense 4 of v.). Etymology: perh. f. LUMBER(1): later assoc. with obs. lumber pawnbroker's shop |
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