Akimbo
[ə'kɪmbəʊ] or [ə'kɪmbo]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; 'a tailor sitting with legs akimbo'; 'stood with arms akimbo' .
(adv.) with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; 'she stood there akimbo'.
贝妮塔整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
黛安娜校對
解釋/意思:
adj. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Human Justice rushed before me in novel guise, a red, random beldame, with arms akimbo. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Now, then, mister, said he, with his head cocked and his arms akimbo, what are you driving at? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Mrs. O'Dowd put herself with arms akimbo before the bedroom door. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
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