lumbering

英 ['lʌmbərɪŋ] 美 ['lʌmbərɪŋ]

• adj. 动作迟缓笨拙的
• n. 伐木(业)
• 动词lumber的现在分词.

英英释义

Noun:

1. the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

Adjective:

1. slow and laborious because of weight;

   "the heavy tread of tired troops"
   "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"
   "ponderous prehistoric beasts"
   "a ponderous yawn"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Some lumbering tank would suddenly make an unbelievably tight turn.
   某些重型坦克会突然做一个不可思议的急转弯。
2. I knew how common it was for these lumbering giants to be gashed by boat propellers.
   我很清楚这些笨拙的大家伙经常会被轮船的螺旋桨刮伤。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries.
   在一些不发达的国家，伐木业十分重要。

词汇搭配

• lumber 木材
• destructive lumbering 滥伐

近反义词

【近义词】

• awkward 尴尬的
• bumbling 常出差错的
• clumsy 笨拙的
• unwieldy 笨重的
• hulking 笨重的
• graceless 不优雅的
• ponderous 笨重的
• heavy 大(量)的