lum·ber

noun

/ˈlʌmbə(r)/

/ˈlʌmbər/

[uncountable]

(especially North American English)
(also timber especially in British English)
wood that is prepared for use in building, etc.（建筑等用的）木材，木料
- a lumber mill木材厂
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- softwood
- pressure-treated
- treated
- …
lumber + noun
- mill
- yard
- camp
- …
(British English, old-fashioned) pieces of furniture, and other large objects that you do not use any more废旧家具；不用的大件物品
- a lumber room (= for storing lumber in)杂物贮藏室

Word Originnoun mid 16th cent.: perhaps from lumber ‘move slowly and awkwardly’; later associated with obsolete lumber ‘pawnbroker's shop’.

lum·ber

verb

/ˈlʌmbə(r)/

/ˈlʌmbər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they lumber	/ˈlʌmbə(r)/ /ˈlʌmbər/
he / she / it lumbers	/ˈlʌmbəz/ /ˈlʌmbərz/
past simple lumbered	/ˈlʌmbəd/ /ˈlʌmbərd/
past participle lumbered	/ˈlʌmbəd/ /ˈlʌmbərd/
-ing form lumbering	/ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/ /ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/

[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move in a slow and heavy way脚步沉重地缓慢行进
- A family of elephants lumbered by.一群大象迈着缓慢而沉重的步子从旁边经过。
- The huge convoy of trucks lumbered out of the city.庞大的卡车车队缓缓驶出城市。
Extra Examples
- He lumbered to his feet and went to see who was at the door.他笨手笨脚地站起来，去看谁在门口。
- She lumbered over towards me.她笨手笨脚地向我走来。
- He lumbered up the hill, stopping frequently to get his breath back.他缓慢地爬上山，不时停下来喘口气。
[transitive, usually passive] (informal) to give somebody a responsibility, etc., that they do not want and that they cannot get rid of迫使担负（职责等）
- be/get lumbered with somebody/something When our parents went out, my sister got lumbered with me for the evening.父母外出时，晚上姐姐就得照管我。
- I suppose I'll get lumbered with the extra work.我想我会因为额外的工作而陷入困境。
- be lumbered She might say ‘Yes’. Then you’d be lumbered.她可能会说“是”。那么你就会陷入困境。

Word Originverb sense 1 late Middle English lomere, perhaps symbolic of clumsy movement. verb sense 2 mid 16th cent.: perhaps from lumber ‘move slowly and awkwardly’; later associated with obsolete lumber ‘pawnbroker's shop’.