hobbling

英['hɒbl] 美['hɑːbl]
  • v.蹒跚;跛行n.蹒跚
hobbler hobbled hobbled hobbling hobbles
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"

    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。