英语词汇“amble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINamble

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French ambler, from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’

VERB TABLE

amble

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	amble
	he, she, it	ambles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	ambled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have ambled
	he, she, it	has ambled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had ambled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will amble
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have ambled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am ambling
	he, she, it	is ambling
	you, we, they	are ambling
Past	I, he, she, it	was ambling
	you, we, they	were ambling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been ambling
	he, she, it	has been ambling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been ambling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be ambling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been ambling

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

An old man appeared from behind the house and ambled across the yard.
Cecil was ambling along as usual without a care in the world.
One of the horses, a white one, slowly ambled towards me.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

From Ggantija we ambled down to Ramla Bay and then climbed up old terraces.
He ambled towards us smirking, tapping a packet of air-mail envelopes on his palm.
Paul ambles out of the shed,. 22 rifle in hand.
The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.
The reason may be that they charge up the hill while their elders amble.
The task force couldn't allow the elephants to spend a year ambling through a crowded settlement.
They watched me until certain I was heading another direction and then ambled on into the cover of trees.

Longman Language Activatorto walk slowly in a relaxed way► stroll

to walk in a slow and relaxed way, especially for pleasure: stroll along/through/around etc: · They strolled along the riverbank, enjoying the evening sun.· We drove to Penrhyn Castle, and strolled around the beautiful gardens there.

► amble

to walk in a slow and relaxed way, especially when you are going a short distance, or not going anywhere in particular: amble across/along/towards etc: · An old man appeared from behind the house and ambled across the yard.· One of the horses, a white one, slowly ambled towards me.· Cecil was ambling along as usual without a care in the world.

► saunter

to walk in a slow and lazy way, often when you should be hurrying to do something: saunter down/into/across etc: · "Shouldn't you be in class?" Mr Harris asked the girls who were sauntering down the corridor.· I sauntered into the garden, where some friends were chatting near the barbecue.· As usual, Ron sauntered into the office twenty minutes late.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► along

· The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest.· You describe the trains as ambling along branch-line style.· The men were ambling along, stopping every now and then for rests, biding time until their turn came round.· Having nothing better to do on a blustery Sunday, I decided to amble along on one.· People ambled along, indulging in the local pastime of frustrating car drivers who had the temerity to attempt a breakthrough.

► over

· I amble over to Odd-Knut to ask a few dumb questions.· When she saw where I was sitting she pushed her hands in her coat pockets and ambled over on her shaky heels.· He ambled over to the nearest tree - happily some metres from where I stood hidden, and turned towards the tower.· Heaving his body up to his feet he left his cool sanctuary and ambled over towards them.· We parked downhill from the cottage and ambled over to the top of the falls.

► up

· A pathway ambles up beside art galleries and chic boutiques to the domed church.· C.-They ambled up the crowded tunnel, one after the other, their eyes as lifeless as their team.