limber

• adj. 柔软的；敏捷的
• vt. 使柔软；将接在前车上
• vi. 做准备活动

来自limb,弯，转，肢，引申词义活动四肢，做热身运动。

1. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson

limber (adj.)

"pliant, flexible," 1560s, of uncertain origin, possibly from limb (n.1) on notion of supple boughs of a tree [Barnhart], or from limp "flaccid" [Skeat], or somehow from Middle English lymer "shaft of a cart" (see limber (n.)), but the late appearance of the -b- in that word argues against it. Related: Limberness. Dryden used limber-ham (see ham (n.1) in the "joint" sense) as a name for a character "perswaded by what is last said to him, and changing next word."

limber (n.)

"detachable forepart of a gun carriage," 1620s, from Middle English lymer (early 15c.), earlier lymon (c. 1400), probably from Old French limon "shaft," a word perhaps of Celtic origin, or possibly from Germanic and related to limb (n.1). Hence, limber (v.) "to attach a limber to a gun" (1783). Compare related Spanish limon "shaft," leman "helmsman."

limber (v.)

1748, from limber (adj.). Related: Limbered; limbering.

You should limber up your wits before the test.

在测验之前你该动动脑筋.

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You should limber up your muscles and joints.

你应该舒展一下筋骨.

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He was as strong as an oak, and roughly as limber.

他如同橡树一样结实, 懒懒散散.

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He ordered the troops to limber up and move out.

他命令部队把炮装上前车开出去.

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However in this case it means there is no room for a team, limber or caisson.

但是这样就没有足够空间加上炮组, 前车以及弹药箱了.

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Do will definitely help you to become or to stay limber.

我一定会帮你成为或留可塑的.

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TYPICAL USE : Baseball players do exercises at the beginning of the season in order to limber up.

棒球选手在球季开始时做练习,以使身体灵活.

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How 1 ong does it take for you to " limber up "?

需要多长时间能 “ 轻快 ” 些?

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It will limber up your spine and keep it in a flexible and youthful condition.

这个练习活动了你的脊椎使其保持弹性和青春的状态.

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I saw her go to the corner and select a long, green, limber switch.

我看到她走到墙角,挑了一根绿色的, 有弹性的长树条.

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By now he was perspiring and felt warmer and more limber.

他身上见了点汗,暖和,也轻松了一些.

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I'd relax. I would limber up.

我会更放松, 我会更随性.

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The commander ordered the troops to limber up and move out.

指挥官下令把炮装上牵引车开出去.

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Cats stretch every day to keep themselves limber and flexible.

猫每天都做伸展动作,让自己灵活且充满弹性.

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The colonel ordered the soldiers to limber up.

上校命令士兵们把火炮系在前车上.

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He was told to extend and limber up before doing any exercises.

他被告知在做任何工作之前应伸展四肢.

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Limber yourself up before swimming.

在游泳前活动一下身子吧.

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Having the ability to move with ease; limber.

敏捷的能活动自如的; ''.'灵活'. ''的.

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Before running, he liked limber up.

在跑步前, 他喜欢热身使身体柔软灵活.

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I always do a few easy exercises to limber up before a match.

我在比赛前总要做些简单的准备活动.

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I'd relax more, I'd limber up.

我会更加放松, 我会抽时间活动活动身子.

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A short walk will limber up the legs.

散一小会儿步能放松腿部。

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