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lumber

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Related topics: Forestry
lum·ber1 /ˈlʌmbə $ -ər/ verb   lumbar
1 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]WALK to move in a slow awkward way 缓慢而笨拙地移动
lumber up/towards/into/along etc
 They lumbered along slowly.
他们笨拙地慢慢前行。
 A blue bus lumbered past.
一辆蓝色公共汽车慢吞吞地驶过。
2 [transitiveT] informalJOB/TASK to give someone a job or responsibility that they do not want 迫使担负〔不愿意承担的工作或责任〕
get/be lumbered with something
 A career was less easy once I was lumbered with a husband and children.
一旦我有了丈夫和孩子的拖累,想在事业上有所发展就不那么容易了。
3. [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmETAF to cut down trees in a large area and prepare them to be sold 伐木
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lumber2 noun [uncountableU]  
1. lumber.jpg TAFpieces of wood used for building, that have been cut to specific lengths and widths 木材,木料 SYN timber
2. British EnglishBrE informalTHING large objects that are no longer useful or wanted 废旧笨重的物品
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From Longman Business Dictionary
lumberlum·ber /ˈlʌmbə-ər/ noun [uncountableU]
wood that has been prepared for saleSYN TIMBER
The company operates 50 lumber and building material retail stores.
Origin lumber1
1. (1300-1400) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language.
2. (1800-1900) → LUMBER2
lumber2
(1600-1700) lumber disused furniture and other objects ((16-21 centuries)), perhaps from lombard shop where money is lent in exchange for objects ((16-19 centuries))
lum·ber1 verblumber2 noun
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