单词	shamble
释义	shamblesham‧ble /ˈʃæmbəl/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] Word Origin WORD ORIGINshamble Origin: 1500-1600 shamble (of legs) ‘curved, badly formed’ (16-19 centuries), probably from shamble ‘table from which meat is sold’ ( ➔ SHAMBLES); probably because of the similarity to table legs Verb Table VERB TABLE shamble Simple Form Present I, you, we, they shamble he, she, it shambles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they shambled Present perfect I, you, we, they have shambled he, she, it has shambled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had shambled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will shamble Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have shambled Continuous Form Present I am shambling he, she, it is shambling you, we, they are shambling Past I, he, she, it was shambling you, we, they were shambling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been shambling he, she, it has been shambling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been shambling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be shambling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been shambling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES An old tramp shambled along, looking for money or cigarette ends on the floor. Looking tired and fat, Parker shambled onto the stage and started playing. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But he stooped and appeared to shamble as he walked, chunky and untidy in his tweed suit. But the animal was bad-tempered, and one night Eugene opened the cage and let him shamble away. Cornelius shambled over and sat down noisily. The man shambled off into the house, and the rest of us picked our way across the front garden. When they shambled in, Saconi looked them up and down and snorted. Yorick shambled backwards out of the room. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto walk slowly because you are in pain or weak► hobble to walk with difficulty in a slow and unsteady way because it is painful for you to walk: · My knee was stiff and painful, and I could only hobble.hobble across/along/towards etc: · Aunt Sophy hobbled slowly across the room on her crutches. ► limp to walk with difficulty because you have hurt one of your legs: · I noticed that one of the horses was limping, and called for the vet.limp along/over/towards etc: · She limped painfully over to a chair and sat down. ► shuffle to walk slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off the ground properly: shuffle along/towards/down etc: · Supporting herself on Ali's arm, the old woman shuffled towards the door.· I heard Bob shuffling around the kitchen in his slippers. ► shamble to walk slowly and rather awkwardly, bending forwards in a tired or lazy way: shamble along/past/out etc: · Looking tired and fat, Parker shambled onto the stage and started playing.· An old tramp shambled along, looking for money or cigarette ends on the floor. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► shambling gait (=a shambling way of walking) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► along · I wake them up and we shamble along towards the Customs. ► over · Cornelius shambled over and sat down noisily.· He climbed from the bed and shambled over to the dressing-table mirror. to walk slowly and awkwardly, not lifting your feet much, for example because you are tired, weak, or lazy SYN  shuffleshamble over/past/along etc The old man shambled out of the room muttering to himself.shambling gait (=a shambling way of walking)
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