hobble

英['hɒbl] 美['hɑːbl]
  • v. 蹒跚;跛行
  • n. 蹒跚
hobbler hobbled hobbled hobbling hobbles
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星级词汇:
  • hobbesian adj.(英国政治哲学家)霍布斯的;霍布斯哲学的n.霍布斯主义者
Noun:
  1. a shackle for the ankles or feet

  2. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Verb:
  1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;

    "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

  2. hamper the action or progress of;

    "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"

  3. strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison;

    "hobble race horses"

1. Hobble and limp describe the uneven movement of someone whose legs are injured.
hobble和limp均 指腿受伤时不平稳的步子.

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2. The swelling had begun to go down, and he was able, with pain, to hobble.
肿胀已经开始消退,他能忍着痛一瘸一拐地走了。

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3. He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest telephone box.
他别无他法,只能一瘸一拐地走到最近的电话亭.

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4. Now, here it is: What could I do, with this old timber I hobble on?
你瞧, 我拄着这木拐杖还能怎么样 呢 ?

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5. It's a pity for me to see an old woman hobble away.
看着老太太蹒跚而去我心中很不是滋味.

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. This may hobble the bull in the future.
      这些可能会使得这头牛在未来步履蹒跚。
    2. The old man hobbled along (the road) with the aid of his stick.
      那老汉拄著拐杖一瘸一拐地走著。
    3. I hurt my foot,and had to hobble home.
      我的脚受了伤,只好一拐一拐地走回家。