hobble

• vi. 蹣跚；跛行
• vt. 使跛行
• n. 跛行步態

詞源同hop,跳，-le,表反複。即跳來跳去的，引申詞義蹣跚，跛行。

hobble (v.)

c. 1300, hoblen "to rock back and forth, toss up and down," probably related to its Dutch cognate hobbelen (which, however, is not recorded before late 15c.).

Meaning "to walk lamely" is from c. 1400. Transitive sense of "tie the legs (of an animal)" first recorded 1831, probably an alteration of 16c. hopple, cognate with Flemish hoppelen "to rock, jump," which also is related to Dutch hobbelen. Sense of "hamper, hinder" is c. 1870. Related: Hobbled; hobbling. The noun is 1727, from the verb.

1. Hobble and limp describe the uneven movement of someone whose legs are injured.

hobble和limp均 指腿受傷時不平穩的步子.

來自互聯網

2. The swelling had begun to go down, and he was able, with pain, to hobble.

腫脹已經開始消退，他能忍著痛一瘸一拐地走了。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest telephone box.

他別無他法,隻能一瘸一拐地走到最近的電話亭.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Now, here it is: What could I do, with this old timber I hobble on?

你瞧, 我拄著這木拐杖還能怎麽樣 呢 ?

來自英漢文學 - 金銀島

5. It's a pity for me to see an old woman hobble away.

看著老太太蹣跚而去我心中很不是滋味.

來自互聯網