| 词汇 | akimbo |
| 释义 | akimbo adjective[ after noun ] uk /əˈkɪm.bəʊ/ us /əˈkɪm.boʊ/ (of arms or legs) stretched out fully: A man with arms akimbo is balancing an enormous metal dish on his head. The dancers balance on their behinds, arms and legs akimbo. (of arms) bent at the elbows (= the middle part of the arms where they bend) with the hands on the hips: 双手叉腰的 arms akimboHe stood, arms akimbo, refusing to move.他双手叉腰站在那儿，拒不走开。 (of legs) far apart or bent outwards in an awkward way: legs akimboThe child sits with her legs akimbo under a tree. She rushes in arms akimbo, ready to hug anything that moves. They sprawl on the ground, their limbs akimbo. They stand arms and legs akimbo in bowling poses. He was stretched out on his back on the sofa, legs akimbo. Stretching the body crane crane your neck distend distension extend outstretched reach spread spreadeagled stretch stretch (yourself) out You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sitting and standing Examples of akimboakimbo Said entrance is indeed grand when she turns her ankle and bounces down the steps with legs widely akimbo. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The artist showed men and women in tenements and streets, gossiping, with arms akimbo, that his comic approach exaggerated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He laughs heartily when villains and foes fall beneath his heavy hand of justice, and he stands triumphantly akimbo when the danger has passed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, there is no extant form of "akimbo" spelled with "cam"; and the earliest form of the word, "kenebowe", is a long way from "cam". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The seal character for "liu" suggests the arms akimbo posture. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The forms "akembo" and "akimbo" are found in the 18th century, with "akimbo" gradually becoming the standard. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After a preparatory dance, the dancer prepares and addresses the bar, lowering and leaning back their body while balancing on feet akimbo with knees extended backwards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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