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recumbent

/ri-kuhm-buhnt/US // rɪˈkʌm bənt //UK // (rɪˈkʌmbənt) //

卧床,卧铺,卧床不起,卧床休息

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lying down; reclining; leaning.
    • : inactive; idle.
    • : Zoology, Botany. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc.

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Examples

  • Upright bikes tend to be smaller than recumbent models, even with screens included, which make them a better choice when space is tight.

  • These models are not quite as ergonomic, but they still provide the desired workout effects in a smaller package and even engage more of the upper body than recumbent models thanks to the inclusion of handlebars.

  • J is for John McCain, who appears to have sprung back to political life from a semi-recumbent position.

  • His splendid monument, with recumbent marble effigies of himself and his wife, occupies the east wall of the Hyde Chapel.

  • Because of its recumbent position, symbolic of General Lee resting on a battlefield cot, this statue is considered most unique.

  • Behind the altar in this chapel is an internationally famous white marble, recumbent "Figure of Lee" which Valentine created.

  • Instantly, at the sight of this recumbent figure, another change took place in the entrapped butler.

  • Lieutenant Overton gave a gasp of dismay as his gaze fell upon the recumbent forms of six of his men, every one of them bound.