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单词 perambulator
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Definition of perambulator in English:

perambulator

noun pəˈrambjʊleɪtəpəˈræmbjəˌleɪdər
  • 1British dated A pram.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A huge chart had various action poses of the pachyderm such as catching butterflies, fishing, sleeping, walking with shorts, pushing a baby elephant in a perambulator and sitting on a drum eating ice cream.
    • In fact, in many ways, his ejection of playthings from his perambulator has left me free to make vastly superior new arrangements concerning a couple of products, much to my satisfaction.
    • Only the coaches and perambulators are in motion.
    • The fist-fighters of to-day are like babies wheeled about in their perambulators.
    • But his father sat still, smiling mildly, swathed in the blanket, like a baby in a perambulator.
  • 2humorous, formal A person who walks, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.

Origin

Early 17th century (in perambulator (sense 2)): from perambulate.

Definition of perambulator in US English:

perambulator

nounpəˈræmbjəˌleɪdərpəˈrambyəˌlādər
  • 1British dated A baby carriage; a pram.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But his father sat still, smiling mildly, swathed in the blanket, like a baby in a perambulator.
    • In fact, in many ways, his ejection of playthings from his perambulator has left me free to make vastly superior new arrangements concerning a couple of products, much to my satisfaction.
    • The fist-fighters of to-day are like babies wheeled about in their perambulators.
    • Only the coaches and perambulators are in motion.
    • A huge chart had various action poses of the pachyderm such as catching butterflies, fishing, sleeping, walking with shorts, pushing a baby elephant in a perambulator and sitting on a drum eating ice cream.
  • 2formal, humorous A person who walks, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.

Origin

Early 17th century (in perambulator (sense 2)): from perambulate.

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