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lumber2/ˈlʌmbə/ n. & v.●n. 1 Brit. disused articles of furniture etc. inconveniently taking up space [英] (占空间的)闲置家具 2 useless or cumbersome objects 无用笨重的物品 3 N. Amer. partly or fully prepared timber [北美] (全部或部分)加工的木材 ●v. 1 tr. Brit. [英]a (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) leave (a person etc.) with something unwanted or unpleasant 留给(某人等)不愿要(或不乐意做)的事 always lumbering me with the cleaning 总是把清扫工作留给我来做 b (as 作 lumbered adj.) in an unwanted or inconvenient situation 陷于尴尬处境(的) afraid of being lumbered 害怕被陷入困境 2 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 together) Brit. heap or group together carelessly [英]乱堆放 3 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 up) Brit. obstruct [英]阻碍 4 intr. cut and prepare forest timber for transport 采伐树木；加工森林木材 □ lumberer n. (in sense 4 of v. 用于动词释义 4)□ lumbering n. (in sense 4 of v. 用于动词释义 4)[perhaps from LUMBER1: later associated with obsolete lumber ‘pawnbroker's shop’] |