/aɪˈæmbɪk ||; aɪˈæmbɪk/adj (technical术语) (used about rhythm in poetry) having one short or weak syllable followed by one long or strong syllable （指诗歌的韵律）抑扬格的,短长格的: a poem written in iambic pentameters (= in lines of ten syllables, five short and five long) 一首以抑扬格写的五音步诗