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springless

/spring-lis/US // ˈsprɪŋ lɪs //

无弹簧,无弹窗,无春,无弹簧的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having no springs: a springless bed.
    • : lacking liveliness or resilience; lifeless: His shoulders drooped and his walk had become springless.

Examples

  • The carts, which ply for hire like cabs, are massive, springless tumbrils covered with a wain.

  • He was glad, however, when he arrived at Nertchinsk, for the jolting of the springless vehicle was very trying.

  • During the next half-hour the springless cart bobbed along the dark road at its slow monotonous pace.

  • Lee, jolting on a springless contrivance over an informal road, kept his hand on the bags beside him.

  • Was it the ducking yesterday, or only this dreadful springless buggy?