limber

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lim·ber1 /ˈlɪmbə $ -ər/ verb 1.limber up phrasal verb EXERCISEto do gentle exercises in order to prepare your muscles for a race, competition etc 〔在赛跑、比赛等前〕做热身运动→ See Verb table

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limber• Outside in the passage Ferris was prancing gently on his toes like a runner limbering for a race.• So she walked to limber her muscles.• Now senior officers fear the organisation is limbering up for a wave of further atrocities.• On the whole we are, until suddenly panic reigns and we must rush to a class again and limber up.limber2 adjective 1.FIT PERSONable to move and bend easily 易弯曲的；柔软灵活的

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limber• It hasn't hurt my playing any, though, but I have to practise more to keep myself limber.• This was how he learned to stay limber.• With their coiled energy, jumps, louche shoulder work, insinuating hips and limber backs, they look like real dancers.• Marian was amazed at her limber body.• I'm not even limber enough to touch my toes.• Like well-toned athletes and good musicians, economies work best when they are flexible and limber, rather than brittle and stiff.