unlimber

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing. obsolete,transitive
    — The gun he drove had been unlimbered near Horsell, in order to command the sand-pits, and its arrival had precipitated the action.
  2. To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object). broadly,transitive
  3. To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use. broadly,transitive
  4. To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time). figuratively,transitive
    — "I fancy," said Psmith, "that this is one of those moments when it is necessary for me to unlimber my Sherlock Holmes system. […] Do you follow me, Comrade Maloney?" / "That's right," said Billy Windsor. "Of course." / "Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary," murmured Psmith.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not limber; lacking flexibility. transitive

词形变化

unlimbers present,singular,third-person unlimbering participle,present unlimbered participle,past unlimbered past more unlimber comparative most unlimber superlative

词汇关系

反义词
limber

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English limber
English unlimber
From un- + limber.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English limber
English unlimber
From un- + limber.
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