limber
limber — 形容詞
- limberpositive
- limberercomparative
- limberestsuperlative
1. describes a person whose body can bend, stretch, and move in a smooth, easy way
柔韌的
身體能輕易彎曲伸展的
describes a person whose body can bend, stretch, and move in a smooth, easy way without stiffness or pain
Mei-Lin stretches for ten minutes every morning to keep her body limber for dance class.
Mei-Lin 每天早上做十分鐘伸展，讓身體在舞蹈課前保持柔韌。
keep + limber — maintaining flexibility through practice
The yoga teacher was surprisingly limber even though she was over sixty years old.
那位瑜伽老師雖然已過六十歲，身體卻驚人地柔韌。
predicative: be + limber
After a long flight, Wei did simple stretches to feel limber before his meeting.
長途飛行後，Wei 做了一些簡單的伸展動作，讓身體在開會前恢復柔韌。
Kwame's limber frame made him a natural choice for the school gymnastics team.
Kwame 柔韌的身材使他自然成為學校體操隊的理想人選。
attributive: limber + noun (body part)
The dancers stayed limber with daily routines that focused on their back muscles.
舞者們透過每天針對背肌的練習來保持身體柔韌。
stay + limber — collocation with verbs of maintaining state
- limber body
- keep limber
- stay limber
- feel limber
- limber muscles
文法句型
be + limber
stay/keep + limber
limber + noun (attributive)
用法筆記
Frequently paired with verbs like 'stay', 'keep', or 'feel' to describe maintaining physical flexibility. The attributive use (e.g., 'limber body') is less common than the predicative form.
常見錯誤
2. describes an object or material that can be bent, shaped, or twisted without bre
易彎的
物體容易彎曲而不斷裂的
describes an object or material that can be bent, shaped, or twisted without breaking or cracking
The limber branches of the willow tree swayed gently in the spring breeze.
柳樹柔軟的枝條在春風中輕輕搖擺。
attributive: limber + noun (natural material)
Clara used a limber metal wire to shape the frame of her art project.
Clara 用一條可彎曲的金屬線來製作美術作品的框架。
These limber plastic tubes can bend around corners without snapping or cracking.
這些可彎曲的塑膠管能繞過角落而不會斷裂。
attributive: limber + noun (manufactured material)
The old leather strap was still limber, yet the new one felt stiff and hard.
那條舊皮帶依然柔韌，但新買的卻感覺又硬又緊。
contrastive use: limber vs. stiff
- limber branches
- limber wire
- limber leather
- limber plastic
- limber metal
文法句型
be + limber
limber + noun (attributive)
用法筆記
Less common than 'flexible' for objects. 'Limber' in this sense is mostly found in literary or descriptive writing rather than everyday speech.
limber — 動詞
- limberpresent simple I / you / we / they
- limbers3rd person singular
- limbering-ing form
- limberedpast simple
1. to make your body warm and able to move easily, usually through gentle exercise
暖身；活動
透過運動讓身體變柔軟
to make your body warm and able to move easily, usually through gentle exercise or stretching before a main activity
The runners limbered up by jogging slowly around the track before the race.
跑者們在比賽前繞著跑道慢跑，做暖身運動。
limber up — most common phrasal form, pre-activity preparation
Fatima spent fifteen minutes limbering up before her ballet rehearsal began.
Fatima 在芭蕾排練開始前花了十五分鐘活動身體。
The team always limbers up together for ten minutes before a training session.
這支隊伍總是在訓練前一起暖身十分鐘。
present tense: limbers up — habitual pre-training routine
Elena paused to limber up before attempting the difficult climbing route.
Elena 在嘗試困難的攀岩路線前先停下來做暖身。
- limber up before
- limber up for
- limber up by doing
文法句型
limber (up)
limber + up + adverbial
用法筆記
Almost always used with 'up' in everyday English ('limber up'). The bare form 'limber' without 'up' is uncommon and sounds dated or formal.
常見錯誤
2. to make a part of the body warm and ready for movement by stretching or exercisi
使柔軟；放鬆
透過伸展讓身體部位變靈活
to make a part of the body warm and ready for movement by stretching or exercising it gently
The coach led the team through a series of stretches to limber their muscles.
教練帶領全隊做一系列伸展動作，讓他們的肌肉放鬆開來。
transitive: limber + body part
Diego carefully limbered up his shoulders before lifting the heavy boxes.
Diego 在搬起重箱子之前仔細地活動了一下肩膀。
limber up + possessive + body part — common pattern
The physiotherapist showed Ananya how to limber her lower back before exercise.
物理治療師教 Ananya 如何在運動前放鬆下背部。
Omar limbered up his fingers by playing scales on the piano every morning.
Omar 每天早上彈音階來活動手指。
non-sporting context — preparing for fine motor activity
- limber up muscles
- limber one's legs
- limber up one's back
- limber up one's shoulders
文法句型
limber + object + up
limber + object
用法筆記
The object is typically a body part (muscles, legs, shoulders, back, fingers) or occasionally an animal when discussing preparation for movement.
limber up
phrasal verbto warm up the body through gentle stretching or exercise, or to prepare someone or something for activity by making the muscles flexible
暖身（運動前透過伸展讓身體放鬆準備好）
The orchestra members limbered up their fingers before the concert began.
Salma spent ten minutes limbering up before her morning run through the park, while Benjamin watched and copied her stretches.
limber — 名詞
1. a small two-wheeled cart pulled by horses, used in the past to carry a large gun
彈藥車；前車
拖曳火砲的兩輪馬車
a small two-wheeled cart pulled by horses, used in the past to carry a large gun or ammunition box on the battlefield
The soldiers attached the cannon to the limber and prepared to move out.
士兵們把大砲連接上彈藥車，準備出發。
collocation: attach + cannon + to + limber
Two horses pulled the limber carrying the field gun across the muddy road.
兩匹馬拉著裝載野戰炮的彈藥車，穿過泥濘的道路。
A broken wheel on the limber delayed the artillery unit's advance through the valley.
彈藥車的一個輪子壞了，拖延了砲兵部隊穿越山谷的進度。
The museum displayed a restored limber alongside the cannon it would have carried.
博物館展示了一輛修復完整的彈藥車，旁邊放著它當年拖運的大砲。
- cannon limber
- gun limber
- limber wheel
- limber box
- attach the limber
文法句型
the + limber
a + limber
limber + noun (attributive)
用法筆記
This noun (military vehicle) is historically a separate word from the adjective and verb senses meaning 'flexible'. It shares only the spelling 'limber' but comes from a different etymological source (Middle English 'lymure' / Old French 'limonière'). It is a homograph, not a related meaning of the flexibility senses.
同根字
- limberness名詞C2
- limberly副詞C2