/ˈlʌmbə(r) ||; ˈlʌmbɚ/
(especially US 尤为美) =TIMBER(1)
lumber²
/ˈlʌmbə(r) ||; ˈlʌmbɚ/verb
1 [I] to move in a slow, heavy way 蹒跚而行;笨重地移动:
A family of elephants lumbered past.一群大象轰然走过。
2 [T] (informal 非正式)lumber sb (with sb/sth) (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to give sb a responsibility or job that he/she does not want 让某人承担不愿意承担的责任或做不愿意做的事
lumber1/ˋlʌmbɚ; ˈlʌmbə/v 1 [I] to move slowly and heavily 缓慢而笨拙地移动: +along/towards etc The bear lumbered towards us. 那头熊摇摇晃晃地向我们走来。2 get/be lumbered with sth to be given a job or responsibility that you do not want 被迫担负某事: I got lumbered with looking after my brother. 我被迫照看弟弟。
lumber2n [U] especially AmE wood that is used for building【尤美】〔建筑用的〕木料﹐木材