单词	limp
释义	limp1 adjectivelimp2 verblimp3 noun limplimp1 /lɪmp/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The green beans were limp from overcooking. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I felt limp, like a puppet whose strings had been cut. It was like a captain blowing against his own limp sails. Others suddenly developed a nosebleed and became limp, pale and lethargic. The starch in her collar had gone limp with the soaking. There sat Hercules laughing, in each hand a long limp body. This will go some way towards relieving the anxiety of those who felt that the fine and reprimands were far too limp. Three gold-bladed fans in the ceiling stirred limp currents into the air. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► went limp  His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor. ► hanging limply  His arms were hanging limply. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a limp handshake (=weak – used to show disapproval)· I don't trust a man with a limp handshake. ► limp/wilted lettuce (=lettuce that is not fresh and crisp)· The lettuce was all wilted.· There was nothing in the fridge except a rather limp lettuce. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► body · Isabel wrenched her gaze from the limp body at her feet.· There sat Hercules laughing, in each hand a long limp body.· The limp body collapsed backwards, the base of Zhukov's skull striking the edge of the sink with a vicious crack.· It took just ten seconds to transfer the limp bodies.· He ordered his men to take down the limp body and remove the handcuffs.· The man carried the limp body to where the Saab was parked.· This is a cat with a limp body that genetically lacks the usual defensive reactions of felines. ► hand · She held a purse in her limp hand.· He studies the little dark face and massages a limp hand until the fingers curl around his own.· He stood up, waving a long, limp hand.· He picked up Doyle's limp hand and felt for a pulse. not firm or strong:  a limp handshake His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor.—limply adverb:  His arms were hanging limply.—limpness noun [uncountable] limp1 adjectivelimp2 verblimp3 noun limplimp2 verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE limp Simple Form Present I, you, we, they limp he, she, it limps Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they limped Present perfect I, you, we, they have limped he, she, it has limped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had limped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will limp Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have limped Continuous Form Present I am limping he, she, it is limping you, we, they are limping Past I, he, she, it was limping you, we, they were limping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been limping he, she, it has been limping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been limping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be limping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been limping Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I noticed that one of the horses was limping, and called for the vet. She limped painfully over to a chair and sat down. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although its voluntary recruits diminished, the order had managed to limp on for nearly two centuries under Ixmarity's watchful eye. As soon as he limped through the doorway she called to the owner to make more coffee. Bladder clenched, Thérèse limped down the drive behind her silent father. Fiver and Pipkin, limping behind the others, and conspicuously under-sized and tired, were being attacked by the crow. The hours until lunchtime limped past. When he returned, he was limping from the beating he had received during the interrogation. Thesaurus THESAURUSto walk with difficulty► limp to walk with difficulty because one leg hurts, so that you put most of your weight on the other leg: · Jake was limping because of the injury to his knee. ► stagger to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over, especially because you are drunk or have been injured: · They finally staggered back to the hotel at 4 o'clock in the morning.· He hit her and she staggered and fell. ► hobble to walk with difficulty in a slow and unsteady way because your legs or feet hurt or have been injured: · My new shoes were so painful I could only hobble along.· She hobbled out to the car on crutches. Longman Language Activatorsoft and not stiff or firm► limp use this about something that is not as stiff or firm as it should be: · He held the boy's small, limp body in his arms, and wept.· By the time we got there, all that was left were some rather limp sandwiches. ► floppy use this about something that is soft and hangs loosely downwards: · He wore a large, floppy hat.· a toy rabbit with big, floppy ears· He is good-looking with floppy black hair, brown eyes and a lean muscular body. to walk slowly because you are in pain or weak► hobble to walk with difficulty in a slow and unsteady way because it is painful for you to walk: · My knee was stiff and painful, and I could only hobble.hobble across/along/towards etc: · Aunt Sophy hobbled slowly across the room on her crutches. ► limp to walk with difficulty because you have hurt one of your legs: · I noticed that one of the horses was limping, and called for the vet.limp along/over/towards etc: · She limped painfully over to a chair and sat down. ► shuffle to walk slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off the ground properly: shuffle along/towards/down etc: · Supporting herself on Ali's arm, the old woman shuffled towards the door.· I heard Bob shuffling around the kitchen in his slippers. ► shamble to walk slowly and rather awkwardly, bending forwards in a tired or lazy way: shamble along/past/out etc: · Looking tired and fat, Parker shambled onto the stage and started playing.· An old tramp shambled along, looking for money or cigarette ends on the floor. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a limp handshake (=weak – used to show disapproval)· I don't trust a man with a limp handshake. ► limp/wilted lettuce (=lettuce that is not fresh and crisp)· The lettuce was all wilted.· There was nothing in the fridge except a rather limp lettuce. 1to walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt or injured:  Moreno limped off the field with a foot injury.► see thesaurus at walk2[always + adverb/preposition] if a ship or aircraft limps somewhere, it goes there slowly, because it has been damagedlimp into The damaged liner limped into New York.limp along phrasal verb if a company, project etc limps along, it is not successful:  The team is limping along in fifth place. limp1 adjectivelimp2 verblimp3 noun limplimp3 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Josie walked with a slight limp. Young had a slight limp. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Able to move around with limp. Miguel stared at the slick street as Spider slinked off with that streetwise limp. Once they pushed him off a cliff, breaking his leg, and he walks with a limp to this day. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► a slight limp  Young walked with a slight limp. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a limp handshake (=weak – used to show disapproval)· I don't trust a man with a limp handshake. ► limp/wilted lettuce (=lettuce that is not fresh and crisp)· The lettuce was all wilted.· There was nothing in the fridge except a rather limp lettuce. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► slight · I noticed he had a slight limp.· Noonan walked with a slight limp.· She was also dimly aware of his powerful military presence and immaculate clothes, and a slight, well-disguised limp.· Unfortunately he suffered damage to a knee which left him with a permanent slight limp.· His mind concentrated itself on Tolby's footsteps which were slightly uneven, as if the solicitor had a slight limp.· The only sign of his accident is that he walks with a slight limp.· She noticed for the first time that he had a slight limp. VERB► walk · A thin man in army uniform came in, walking with a limp.· He was old and almost bald and he walked with a limp, but his eyes were very bright and blue.· The only sign of his accident is that he walks with a slight limp.· Once they pushed him off a cliff, breaking his leg, and he walks with a limp to this day.· Because they were walking downhill her limp was making her awkward and she linked arms with him to keep her balance.· Two years later, he was shot again and still walks with a limp from the wound to his right ankle.· Noonan walked with a slight limp. the way someone walks when they are limping:  Young walked with a slight limp.
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