no obj., with adverbial of direction
1- (of a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way(车辆)缓慢而沉重地行驶, 颠簸着隆隆而行:
ten vintage cars trundled past.
十辆老爷车轰隆轰隆地缓慢驶过。
1.1
- (of a person) move in a similar way(人)缓慢而沉重地行走:
she could hear him coughing as he trundled out.
当他步履蹒跚地出去时, 她能听到他的咳嗽声。
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- with obj. and adverbial of direction cause (something, typically a wheeled vehicle) to roll or move in such a way使(车辆)缓慢而沉重地滚动:
we trundled a wheelbarrow down to the river and collected driftwood.
我们费力地推着手推车来到河边收集浮木。
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a small wheel or roller): a parallel formation to obsolete or dialect trendle, trindle '(cause to) revolve'; related to TREND.