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wimble

/wim-buhl/US // ˈwɪm bəl //UK // (ˈwɪmbəl) //

摇摆不定,模糊不清,模糊,摇摆不定的

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a device used especially in mining for extracting the rubbish from a bored hole.
    • : a marbleworker's brace for drilling.
    • : any of various other instruments for boring.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    wim·bled, wim·bling.

    • : to bore or perforate with or as if with a wimble.

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Examples

  • “Yes,” said Chris, in a tone suggestive of much knowledge; and then there was an interval of snipping, and Wimble coughed.

  • The scissors dropped on the floor with a crash, and Wimble stood, wide-eyed, and harrowing his thin whiskers with his comb.

  • Michael Wimble had obtained more information than he had anticipated, and of a very different class.

  • “No, Mr Brime,” said Wimble patronisingly, as he looked longingly at the visitor with cross-examination in his breast.

  • Because I found it early next morning,” said Wimble, holding up the bottle; “and I can swear it was not there the day before.