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recumbent

🇬🇧 UK/ri'kʌmbәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Lying down in a position of rest or comfort.

躺着的,斜卧的,休息着的

n.

A bicycle or tricycle designed so the rider lies in a reclined position.

卧式自行车(骑行时呈斜躺姿势)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
cumbto lie down, recline, lean upon
+
entperforming, being in a state
=recumbent

Common Collocations

  • 1.recumbent figure躺卧的身影
  • 2.recumbent position卧姿
  • 3.recumbent statue卧姿雕像
  • 4.recumbent bicycle卧式自行车

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The recumbent figure on the sofa turned out to be the exhausted surgeon.

  • 2.

    Ancient tombs often feature recumbent stone effigies of knights and nobles.

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