单词 | stroller |
释义 | stroller (once / 8609 pages) n A stroller is a small carriage with wheels meant for pushing a baby or toddler around. For a baby, there is no better ride than a stroller. There are two main meanings of the noun stroller: a person who strolls, and a parenting appliance that to many English speakers in the world is called a pram or a pushchair. A long-forgotten copywriter at Sears & Roebuck is probably responsible for the latter meaning; its first appearances are in the catalogs of that company. As for stroll, the underlying verb: it's a German import, though ultimately of uncertain origin. WORD FAMILYstroller: strollers+/stroll: strolled, stroller, strolling, strolls USAGE EXAMPLESA man holding a bouquet of balloons, and a woman carrying a toddler in one arm and a stroller in the other. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Rowdy bars with beer pong games exist alongside hordes of strollers. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Amenities include a stroller valet, moon bounces, face painters, roaming stilt walkers and magicians, crafting stations and much more. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Syn|Hypo|Hyper baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, go-cart, perambulator, pram, pushchair, pusher bassinet a perambulator that resembles a bassinet wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people 2n someone who walks at a leisurely pace Syn|Hyper ambler, saunterer footer, pedestrian, walker a person who travels by foot |
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