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TOEFL BNC: 18664 COCA: 6984

lumber

noun
/ˈlʌmbə(r)/
/ˈlʌmbər/
[uncountable]
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  1. (especially North American English)
    (also timber especially in British English)
    wood that is prepared for use in building, etc.（建筑等用的）木材，木料
    • a lumber mill木材厂
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • softwood
    • pressure-treated
    • treated
    • …
    lumber + noun
    • mill
    • yard
    • camp
    • …
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  2. (British English, old-fashioned) pieces of furniture, and other large objects that you do not use any more废旧家具；不用的大件物品
    • a lumber room (= for storing lumber in)杂物贮藏室
    3. Word Originnoun mid 16th cent.: perhaps from lumber ‘move slowly and awkwardly’; later associated with obsolete lumber ‘pawnbroker's shop’.

lumber

verb
/ˈlʌmbə(r)/
/ˈlʌmbər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lumber
/ˈlʌmbə(r)/
/ˈlʌmbər/
he / she / it lumbers
/ˈlʌmbəz/
/ˈlʌmbərz/
past simple lumbered
/ˈlʌmbəd/
/ˈlʌmbərd/
past participle lumbered
/ˈlʌmbəd/
/ˈlʌmbərd/
-ing form lumbering
/ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/
/ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move in a slow and heavy way缓慢吃力地移动；笨拙地行进
    • A family of elephants lumbered by.一群大象迈着缓慢而沉重的步子从旁边经过。
    • The huge convoy of trucks lumbered out of the city.庞大的卡车车队隆隆地驶出了城市。
    Extra Examples
    • He lumbered to his feet and went to see who was at the door.他笨拙地站起来，去看谁在门口。
    • She lumbered over towards me.她笨重地向我走来。
    • He lumbered up the hill, stopping frequently to get his breath back.他笨拙地爬上山，不时停下来喘口气。
  2. [transitive, usually passive] (informal) to give somebody a responsibility, etc., that they do not want and that they cannot get rid of迫使担负（职责等）
    • be/get lumbered with somebody/something When our parents went out, my sister got lumbered with me for the evening.父母外出时，晚上姐姐就得照管我。
    • I suppose I'll get lumbered with the extra work.我想我会被额外的工作拖累。
    • be lumbered She might say ‘Yes’. Then you’d be lumbered.她可能会说“是”。那你就会被拖垮。
    3. Word Originverb sense 1 late Middle English lomere, perhaps symbolic of clumsy movement. verb sense 2 mid 16th cent.: perhaps from lumber ‘move slowly and awkwardly’; later associated with obsolete lumber ‘pawnbroker's shop’.

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