| 单词 | ambulatory |
| 释义 | ambulatory (once / 14849 pages) adjn An ambulatory surgery is the kind of procedure where the patient walks in and walks out. Ambulatory means able to walk, or related to walking. To remember ambulatory, think of ambulance, which essentially means a walking hospital. (Its meaning derives from the time when it was pulled by horses, which would be walking.) You can also think of the old fashioned word for baby carriage, perambulator (it's been shorted to "pram") which means a carriage you push by walking. WORD FAMILYambulatory: ambulatories+/amble: ambled, ambler, ambles, ambling, ambulate, perambulate/ambler: amblers/ambulate: ambulated, ambulates, ambulating, ambulation, circumambulate/ambulation: ambulations, ambulatory/circumambulate: circumambulated, circumambulates, circumambulating/perambulate: perambulated, perambulates, perambulating, perambulation/perambulation: perambulations USAGE EXAMPLESAs participants grew older and heavier, the gap between their in-office and ambulatory blood pressure narrowed and, in some cases, disappeared or reversed. Time(Dec 06, 2016) Ohio requires ambulatory surgical facilities to have emergency backup agreements with nearby hospitals or to obtain a variance from that requirement. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) This ambulatory piece of salmon jerky can offer himself up for public service and it’s treated as totally normal. The Guardian(Oct 14, 2016) 1adj able to walk about the patient is ambulatory Syn ambulant mobile moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place) 2adj relating to or adapted for walking an ambulatory corridor 3n a covered walkway (as in a cloister) it has an ambulatory and seven chapels Hyper paseo, walk, walkway a path set aside for walking |
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