| 单词 | perambulate |
| 释义 | perambulate (once / 7690 pages) v If you're fond of strolling around your neighborhood with no special destination, you like to perambulate. When you walk for the sake of taking a walk, you perambulate. It's an old-fashioned way to describe taking an after-dinner stroll or a meander through the zoo. The Latin word at the root of perambulate is ambulare, "to walk," and the more common word amble shares this origin. Another related word is perambulator, a mainly British term for a baby carriage or stroller, which is shortened to the more familiar pram. WORD FAMILYperambulate: perambulated, perambulates, perambulating, perambulation+/amble: ambled, ambler, ambles, ambling, ambulate, perambulate/ambler: amblers/ambulate: ambulated, ambulates, ambulating, ambulation, circumambulate/ambulation: ambulations, ambulatory/ambulatory: ambulatories/circumambulate: circumambulated, circumambulates, circumambulating/perambulation: perambulations USAGE EXAMPLESHumans begin as one fertilised cell but develop into perambulating structures of a hundred trillion cells of around 300 different varieties. The Guardian(Feb 15, 2016) It’s a dance that pretends to be just walking: people perambulating in a wide circle with a sinking, drumlike tread. New York Times(Jul 20, 2015) His design for his hotel in Bali encourages guests to perambulate a courtyard upon arrival, rather than enter a typical interior check-in area. Wall Street Journal(Jul 15, 2015) 1v walk with no particular goal Syn|Hyper walk about, walk around walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2v make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years Hyper inspect look over carefully |
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