lumber
/ˈlʌmbə/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
木材;木料;笨重地移动;拖累
释义与例句
n.
木材;木料
timber that has been roughly prepared for building or making things
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The carpenter bought a load of lumber.
木匠买了一批木材。
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The house was built from local lumber.
这座房子是用当地木材建造的。
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They stacked the lumber under cover.
他们把木料堆放在遮蔽处。
v.
笨重地移动;拖累
to move clumsily and heavily; to burden or encumber
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The elephant lumbered through the forest.
大象笨重地穿过森林。
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He lumbered up the stairs with his heavy bag.
他背着沉重的包笨重地走上楼梯。
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The company was lumbered with huge debts.
这家公司背上了巨额债务。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
谐音『烂木』,lumber 指粗木材;笨重移动如木材般沉重
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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lumberjack 伐木工复合名词
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lumberyard 木材场复合名词
同义词
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timber 木材timber 为英式常用词,指建筑用木材;lumber 为美式用词,指粗加工木料。The timber was delivered to the site. 木材已运到工地。
反义词
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glide 滑行glide 表示轻快、流畅地移动,与 lumber 笨重移动相反。The swan glided across the water. 天鹅轻盈地滑过水面。
常见搭配
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lumber with 使背负(重担)He was lumbered with the extra work. 他被强加了额外的工作。
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piece of lumber 一块木料He cut a piece of lumber for the shelf. 他为架子切下一块木料。