| 单词 | hobble |
| 释义 | hobble (once / 1356 pages) vn When you hobble, you walk awkwardly or unsteadily because you're in pain. You might wipe out on your bike and then hobble back home, pushing it in front of you. People who hobble, walking with a limp or a shuffle, have most often been injured in some way, though a disabled or elderly person might hobble as well. You can call the walk itself a hobble as well: "I knew that football tackle hurt when I saw your hobble as you left the field." The root of hobble is Old English — it's related to the Dutch hobbelen, "rock from side to side." WORD FAMILYhobble: hobbled, hobbler, hobbles, hobbling+/hobbler: hobblers USAGE EXAMPLESHis right leg got caught beneath him, and he stayed on the ground, then hobbled off with help, putting no pressure on his left leg. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) From age 23 to 41, I ran 2 to 3 miles every single morning, until torn menisci and arthritis hobbled my knees. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) Sometimes technology, though it hobbles us, also helps. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1v walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury The old woman hobbles down to the store every day Syn|Hyper gimp, hitch, limp walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2v 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 Syn|Hyper hopple strap tie with a strap 3v hamper the action or progress of The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean Hyper hinder, impede be a hindrance or obstacle to 4n the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg Syn|Hyper hitch, limp gait a person's manner of walking 5n a shackle for the ankles or feet Syn|Hyper fetter bond, hamper, shackle, trammel a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
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