| 释义 |
slub·ber
I. \ˈsləbə(r)\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch slubberen to walk through mud or mire, to slubber, from Middle Dutch slubberen, slobberen to walk through mud or mire — more at slobber
1. dialect chiefly England : stain, sully
< slubbered with … pedantry — John Milton >
2. : to perform in a slipshod fashion : run through hastily — usually used with over
< slubber over the business >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: slub (III) + -er
1. : one that produces slubbing
2. : partly twined or badly twined woolen thread |