| 单词 | amble |
| 释义 | amble (once / 1731 pages) vn To amble is to take a leisurely, pleasurable walk. Care to amble down a pleasant country road instead of reading the rest of this word description? That would certainly be understandable. Amble is both a noun meaning "a stroll" and a verb meaning "to walk in a slow, leisurely way." You might amble (or take an amble) over to the snack table and grab a brownie. Amble comes from the Latin ambulare, which means "to walk about," as in ambulatory. Weirdly enough, it was once only used for horses or those on horseback. We use it for people now, but it still retains some of its horse-like, country feel. WORD FAMILYamble: ambled, ambler, ambles, ambling, ambulate, perambulate+/ambler: amblers/ambulate: ambulated, ambulates, ambulating, ambulation, circumambulate/ambulation: ambulations, ambulatory/ambulatory: ambulatories/circumambulate: circumambulated, circumambulates, circumambulating/perambulate: perambulated, perambulates, perambulating, perambulation/perambulation: perambulations USAGE EXAMPLESHe and Hopper ambled into the back yard to sweep up fallen olive leaves. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) For diners, the strength in numbers means that when one restaurant is full, it’s not hard to amble to a nearby spot. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) While reporters ambled inside the visitors’ locker room, suddenly shrieks and howls echoed from the shower stalls. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) 1v walk leisurely Syn|Hyper mosey walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2n a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) Syn|Hypo|Hyper perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll meander, ramble an aimless amble on a winding course walkabouta public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally walk the act of walking somewhere |
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