am·ble
verb/ˈæmbl/
/ˈæmbl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they amble | /ˈæmbl/ /ˈæmbl/ |
| he / she / it ambles | /ˈæmblz/ /ˈæmblz/ |
| past simple ambled | /ˈæmbld/ /ˈæmbld/ |
| past participle ambled | /ˈæmbld/ /ˈæmbld/ |
| -ing form ambling | /ˈæmblɪŋ/ /ˈæmblɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to walk at a slow relaxed speed
缓行；漫步 - We ambled down to the beach.
我们漫步向海滩走去。 - They ambled along for miles.
他们缓步走了几英里。 - Mark ambled over to the girls.
马克缓步走向女孩们。 - They spend their time fishing or ambling through the woods.
他们花时间钓鱼或在树林里漫步。
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a horse's gait): from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’. - We ambled down to the beach.