trundle
['trʌn.dl] verb
intransitive or transitive [usually + adv/prep]
■(to cause something) to move slowly on wheels （使）慢慢地移动，滚动•She trundled the wheelbarrow down the garden.她沿着花园慢慢推着手推车。 •Hundreds of trucks full of fruit and vegetables trundle across the border each day.每天都有成百上千辆满载水果、蔬菜的卡车慢慢驶过边界。 intransitive + adverb or preposition informal disapproving
■to develop or operate slowly 缓慢发展；缓慢运行•The negotiations have been trundling on for months and there's still no end in sight.谈判缓慢进行了几个月，到现在还看不到结束的迹象。
['trʌn.dl] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] trundle sth out informal
■to produce in a boring way something that has often been seen or used before 重复生产；重复出品•They seem to trundle out the same old films every Christmas.每年圣诞节，他们似乎都播放同样的老电影。 |