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词汇 ambled
释义 ambled
past simple and past participle ofamble
amble
verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
uk /ˈæm.bəl/ us /ˈæm.bəl/
to walk in a slow and relaxed way: 漫步,缓行
He was ambling along the beach.他沿着沙滩漫步。
She ambled down the street, stopping occasionally to look in the shop windows.她沿街慢行,不时停下来打量商店橱窗里的商品。
Synonym
moseyinformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to walk
walkThe baby has just learned to walk.
strideShe strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
marchHe marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor.
strollWe strolled along the beach.
wanderShe wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.
ambleShe ambled down the street, looking in shop windows.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to move slowly
crawlThere'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling.
trundleLorries trundle through the narrow lanes.
creepHe crept downstairs, hardly making any noise.
trudgeThey trudged wearily through the snow.
strollWe spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest.
ambleHe ambled over to the window.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Moving gently on foot
amble
blow
circulate
dumbwalking
flâneur
gently
mincing
mincingly
mooch
mosey
pad
paseo
plod
potter
promenade
stroll
stroller
tippy
tiptoe
wander

Examples of ambled


ambled

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


He apologised once more for troubling me, and ambled amiably away.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Time ambled on, and days and weeks went by.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Soon the grizzly dropped down on all fours, turned and ambled away.
From
Wikipedia

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