limber
limber1
[ˈlɪmbə]
adjective
limberness
noun
语源
limber2
[ˈlɪmbə]
noun
[ˈlɪmbə]
adjective
- (of a person or body part) lithe; supple
（人，身体）柔软的，易弯曲的
■(of a thing) flexible
（物）柔韧的，灵活的
limber graphite fishing rods.
柔韧的石墨钓鱼竿。
- [no obj.]warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sport or athletics
（运动前）热身
the acrobats were limbering up for the big show.
杂技运动员们在为大型表演热身。
■[with obj.]make (oneself or a body part) supple
使（身体或身体的一部分）柔软
I limbered my fingers with a few practice bars.
我用几个健身棒活动活动手指。
limberness
noun
语源
- mid 16th cent. (as an adjective): perhaps from limber in the dialect sense 'cart shaft', with allusion to the to-and-fro motion
limber2
[ˈlɪmbə]
noun
- the detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes
炮车前车（炮车前端的可脱卸部分，由两个轮子、车轴、炮杆和弹药箱箱架组成）
- [with obj.]attach a limber to (a gun)
把（炮）系在前车上
- Middle English lymour, apparently related to medieval Latin limonarius from limo, limon- 'shaft'
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