limber• Outside in the passage Ferris was prancing gently on his toes like a runnerlimbering for a race.• So she walked to limber her muscles.• Now seniorofficersfear the organisation is limbering up for a wave of further atrocities.• On the whole we are, until suddenly panicreigns and we must rush to a class again and limber up.
limber2adjectiveadj
1.FIT PERSONable to move and bend easily 易弯曲的;柔软灵活的
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limber• It hasn't hurt my playing any, though, but I have to practise more to keep myself limber.• This was how he learned to stay limber.• With their coiledenergy, jumps, louche shoulder work, insinuatinghips and limber backs, they look like real dancers.• Marian was amazed at her limber body.• I'm not even limber enough to touch my toes.• Like well-toned athletes and good musicians, economies work best when they are flexible and limber, rather than brittle and stiff.