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词汇 lumbered
释义 lumbered
past simple and past participle oflumber
lumber
verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
uk /ˈlʌm.bər/ us /ˈlʌm.bɚ/
to move slowly and awkwardly: 缓慢笨拙地移动
In the distance, we could see a herd of elephants lumbering across the plain.我们可以看见远处有一群大象缓缓穿过平原。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to walk in a way that is not controlled or even
stumbleHe was stumbling around the house like he was drunk.
lumberWe held our breath as a black bear lumbered across the hiking trail ahead of us.
galumphThe children galumphed down the steps and raced outside to play.
bumbleHe bumbled into her and spilled her drink down her gown.
falterThe dancer faltered right before the jump and landed awkwardly.
totterHe tottered carefully down the gangplank, clutching at the railing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
blunder
bumble
dodder
dodderer
doddery
favour
inflexibly
limp
lollop
lumber
lumpily
lurch
reel
squeeze
toddle
toil
totter
tottering
totteringly
tumble

Phrasal verb


lumber someone with something

Examples of lumbered


lumbered

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Obviously, the prosecution should not be lumbered with having to eliminate all possible doubts from the minds of jurors, only their reasonable doubts.
Many people have to continue to fish to maintain a return on the borrowing with which they are lumbered.
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At that stage one is lumbered with it and one loses face if it is withdrawn.
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He has been lumbered with a policy that he did not devise.
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Further, the unfortunate ratepayers of the new authority will be lumbered this year with a bill of £1,149,100.
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If we are lumbered with it, we shall have to make it work as well as we can.
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He is lumbered with £1,000 worth of goods, and probably sells about £100 worth.
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What also became clear later was that the forecast method with which they then lumbered the country was more often wrong than right.
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As a result of that, some hospitals have been lumbered with expensive equipment which has not been a priority for the local health service.
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Because of that, we have been lumbered with various edicts with which we do not agree.
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We are now lumbered on one programme alone with a £1·5 million debt every year for the next 50 years.
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We are lumbered with this legacy and it is not fair, really, to saddle future generations with problems.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
We are lumbered with it and will have to deal with it in some way or another.
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Although it is nonetheless lumbered with the visa procedure, it did not follow suit.
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They are lumbered with a housing debt that they simply cannot meet.
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