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lumber

🇬🇧 UK/'lʌmbә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To move in a slow, heavy, and clumsy manner; to burden someone with an unwanted task

笨重地移动；把（麻烦事）强加于人

n.

Timber sawn into planks for use as a building material; old unwanted furniture or items

木材，木料；废旧杂物

🧩 Root Breakdown

lumberother
=lumber

Common Collocations

  • 1.lumber [along/around/about][笨重地]行走
  • 2.[lumber] with [responsibility/burden]以[责任/负担]增加麻烦

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The heavy animal lumbered slowly through the forest.

  • 2.

    They didn't want to lumber him with extra responsibilities.

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