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hobble

hobble
[英] [ˈhɔbəl] [美] [ˈhɑbəl] 生词本

vi.

vt.

n.

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1. VERB 跛行;一瘸一拐地走 If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. 

  • He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table...

    他慢慢地站起来，一瘸一拐地走到咖啡桌旁。

  • 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。

2. VERB 妨碍;阻碍 To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want. 

  • The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy.

    1,000万的贫困人口不仅给我们的社会抹黑，而且在这上面的支出也阻碍了我们的经济发展。

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 like-sided legs moving in unison;

  • "hobble race horses"
1. 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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2. I hurt my foot, and had to hobble home.
我把脚弄伤了，只得一瘸一拐地走回家。

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