cumber
- IPA[ˈkəmbər]
美式
- hamper or hinder (someone or something);obstruct (a path or space)
- a hindrance, obstruction, or burden
verb: cumber, 3rd person present: cumbers, gerund or present participle: cumbering, past tense: cumbered, past participle: cumbered
noun: cumber, plural noun: cumbers
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. dated hamper or hinder (someone or something) they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords
- ▪ dated obstruct (a path or space) the road was clean and dry and not still cumbered by slush
名詞
- 1. archaic a hindrance, obstruction, or burden a cumber of limestone rocks
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈkʌmbə]
英式
- hamper or hinder: they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords
- a hindrance, obstruction, or burden: a cumber of limestone rocks
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