walking

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/    /ˈwɔ.kɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. verbal noun of walk. countable,form-of,noun-from-verb,uncountable
    — Mrs Dosett, aware that daintiness was no longer within the reach of her and hers, did assent to these walkings in Kensington Gardens.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of walk form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Incarnate as a human; living. not-comparable
    — Elizabeth knows so many words that they call her the walking dictionary.
  2. Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness. not-comparable
  3. Characterized by or suitable for walking. not-comparable
    — a walking tour
  4. Heavily characterized by some given quality. figuratively,not-comparable
    — Today, she is a walking miracle from God. She is vibrant, healthy and happy as she continues to battle AIDS.
  5. Being a style of bass accompaniment or line, common in Baroque music (1600–1750) and 20th century jazz, blues and rockabilly, which creates a feeling of regular quarter note movement, akin to the regular alternation of feet while walking. not-comparable
    — a walking bass, or walking bassline

词形变化

walkings plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English walkynge, walkinge, walkinde, walkende, walkand, walkande, from Old English wealcende (attested as Old English wealcendes), from Proto-Germanic *walkandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *walkaną (“to roll, trample, walk”), equivalent to walk + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English walkyng, walkinge, equivalent to walk + -ing.
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