trundle

trundle
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way
    （车辆）缓慢而沉重地行驶，颠簸着隆隆而行
    ten vintage cars trundled past.
    十辆老爷车轰隆轰隆地缓慢驶过。
    ■(of a person) move in a similar way
    （人）缓慢而沉重地行走
    she could hear him coughing as he trundled out.
    当他步履蹒跚地出去时，她能听到他的咳嗽声。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause (something, typically a wheeled vehicle) to roll or move in such a way
    使（车辆）缓慢而沉重地滚动
    we trundled a wheelbarrow down to the river and collected driftwood.
    我们费力地推着手推车来到河边收集浮木。
noun
  1. [in sing.]an act of moving in such a way
    缓慢而沉重的移动，滚动
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (denoting a small wheel or roller): a parallel formation to obsolete or dialect trendle, trindle '(cause to) revolve'; related to trend
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