Definition of Womble in English:

Womble

noun ˈwɒmb(ə)l

British

A fictional animal inhabiting Wimbledon Common in London, characterized as clearing up litter.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a real nostalgic feel about the Wombles and yet the message behind the programme was so advanced.
- The English National Opera has embraced a tradition stretching from Wat Tyler to the Wombles.
- AFC Wimbledon is currently in talks with the Beresford estate to adopt a Womble as their mascot.
- Growing awareness of ecological issues in the 1990s prompted a Wombles comeback.
- He's a cheerful old soul, a sort of cross between Doc from the Seven Dwarfs and Uncle Bulgaria from the Wombles, and chatters away in his excellent, if stilted, English about his two wives and seven children.
- It's quite simply that with the move of Wimbledon FC to Milton Keynes, the team have no real association with the Wombles of Wimbledon Common.
- The museum has two sets, one which features Great Uncle Bulgaria's study and has four Wombles including Stepney, an ethnic looking addition brought in for the second series and said to be from the East End.
- These Wombles make good use of all manner of items left behind by thoughtless humans.
- The Wombles were brought to life by stop-motion animation and the vocal talents of narrator Bernard Cribbins.
- It was announced this week the team's three-year agreement to use the Wombles as their official mascot will not be renewed when it expires next month.
- The Wombles were famous for recycling the bits of rubbish they found on Wimbledon common and that is quite a new concept.

verbˈwɒmb(ə)l

British informal

no object, with adverbial of direction Wander in a casual or relaxed way.
once we'd arrived back in Cambridge, we wombled quietly home
Example sentencesExamples
- At the end of the talk, she thanks me, shakes me hand, and wombles off.
- It's always good when people are staying and we have a legitimate excuse to go wombling around the place and check out new bits of the UK.
- I wombled out the door with enough clothing on to keep Scotlands 72nd regiment covered, and ambled through inches of snow to my car.
- Once our appetites were sated we decided to have a nice long rest from travelling, and grabbing a blanket, book and bottle of wine, I wombled off to do some sunbathing.
- Having seen three films on Saturday night, we then wombled off to stand on Parker's Piece and go 'oooo' a lot.
- And thus it was with heavy hearts (but light feet) that we wombled into town to spend a total of six hours indoors.
- He's an amiable enough chap who wombles through life doing no one any harm.

Origin

1960s: from Wombledon Common, representing a child's pronunciation of Wimbledon; the creatures first appeared in a series of children's books (1968–76) by Elisabeth Beresford (1926–2010) and were popularized by a television series (1973–5).

词汇	Womble
释义	Definition of Womble in English: Womble noun ˈwɒmb(ə)l British A fictional animal inhabiting Wimbledon Common in London, characterized as clearing up litter. Example sentencesExamples There is a real nostalgic feel about the Wombles and yet the message behind the programme was so advanced. The English National Opera has embraced a tradition stretching from Wat Tyler to the Wombles. AFC Wimbledon is currently in talks with the Beresford estate to adopt a Womble as their mascot. Growing awareness of ecological issues in the 1990s prompted a Wombles comeback. He's a cheerful old soul, a sort of cross between Doc from the Seven Dwarfs and Uncle Bulgaria from the Wombles, and chatters away in his excellent, if stilted, English about his two wives and seven children. It's quite simply that with the move of Wimbledon FC to Milton Keynes, the team have no real association with the Wombles of Wimbledon Common. The museum has two sets, one which features Great Uncle Bulgaria's study and has four Wombles including Stepney, an ethnic looking addition brought in for the second series and said to be from the East End. These Wombles make good use of all manner of items left behind by thoughtless humans. The Wombles were brought to life by stop-motion animation and the vocal talents of narrator Bernard Cribbins. It was announced this week the team's three-year agreement to use the Wombles as their official mascot will not be renewed when it expires next month. The Wombles were famous for recycling the bits of rubbish they found on Wimbledon common and that is quite a new concept. verbˈwɒmb(ə)l British informal no object, with adverbial of direction Wander in a casual or relaxed way. once we'd arrived back in Cambridge, we wombled quietly home Example sentencesExamples At the end of the talk, she thanks me, shakes me hand, and wombles off. It's always good when people are staying and we have a legitimate excuse to go wombling around the place and check out new bits of the UK. I wombled out the door with enough clothing on to keep Scotlands 72nd regiment covered, and ambled through inches of snow to my car. Once our appetites were sated we decided to have a nice long rest from travelling, and grabbing a blanket, book and bottle of wine, I wombled off to do some sunbathing. Having seen three films on Saturday night, we then wombled off to stand on Parker's Piece and go 'oooo' a lot. And thus it was with heavy hearts (but light feet) that we wombled into town to spend a total of six hours indoors. He's an amiable enough chap who wombles through life doing no one any harm. Origin 1960s: from Wombledon Common, representing a child's pronunciation of Wimbledon; the creatures first appeared in a series of children's books (1968–76) by Elisabeth Beresford (1926–2010) and were popularized by a television series (1973–5).
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