| 单词 | limbering |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈlimbering ˈlimbering adj. and n. (also limbering-up) ΚΠ 1753 Ess. Celibacy 39 They exempt themselves from the free and limbering situations and circumstances of action. 1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 8 Oct. 3/2 When her machinery is limbered up after it has been used a while she will do much better. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Apr. 10/2 During the recent fine weather several of the [tennis club] members have been out limbering up after the inactivities of the Winter months. 1921 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 262/1 Dempsey had passed the afternoon in a ‘limbering-up hike’. 1927 Dancing Times Dec. 301/1 Most dance students know that limbering is the basis for every kind of dance work. 1963 H. Garner in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 2nd Ser. 23 The limbering up we were getting from our work. < as lemmas |
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