| 单词 | shlep |
| 释义 | shlep (once / 1477414 pages) vn To shlep is to drag or lug something. If you have to pick up your dog and carry him up the stairs to your apartment, you can say that you need to shlep him. When you shlep a heavy box down the street, you awkwardly pull it, or you carry it with difficulty. You can also describe your trip along the sidewalk with the heavy box itself as a shlep: "It was such a shlep to get that box over to Adam's house." You can also spell the word schlep, and it comes from a Yiddish root, shlepen, "to drag." WORD FAMILYshlep: shlepper, shlepping USAGE EXAMPLESEvery Lady Gaga album includes an ode to her days shlepping around New York playing smokey bars. The Guardian(Sep 14, 2016) And you also have your white-collar agents shlepping for law firms and running standard background checks. Washington Post(Jul 24, 2015) I like the size of it, although the bigger the bag, the more stuff you throw in and shlep. Los Angeles Times(Aug 07, 2014) 1v pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs? Syn|Hypo|Hyper pull along, schlep tow drag behind tugtow (a vessel) with a tug drag pull, as against a resistance 2v walk or tramp about Syn|Hyper traipse walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 3n a tedious or difficult journey Syn|Hyper schlep journey, journeying the act of traveling from one place to another 4n (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person Syn|Hyper schlep, schlepper, shlepper simple, simpleton a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
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