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单词 limp
释义 limp
I. \ˈlimp\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably from Middle English lympen to fall short; akin to Old English limpan to happen, Old High German gilimpfan to be fitting, Middle High German limpfen to limp, Old English lemphealt lame, Middle High German lampen to dangle, Latin limbus border, Sanskrit lambate it hangs down, Latin labi to glide, slide — more at sleep
1.
 a. : to walk lamely : hobble
  < leaning on the old-fashioned ebony cane … she limped across the floor — Ellen Glasgow >
 b. : to go unsteadily : falter, stumble
  < the conversation limped for some time — Henry Green >
  < this comparison admittedly limps as much as any — Alfred Einstein >
  < his logic limps woefully — Hudson Hoagland >
  < a deliberately limping meter and desperately forced rhymes — William DuBois >
2.
 a. : to proceed slowly or with difficulty especially as the result of a disabling accident or storm
  < limped into the harbor with her hold full of water — American Guide Series: Michigan >
  < the plane limped in over the edge of the strip, its engine coughing badly — Howard Hunt >
 b. : to barely make headway
  < capable of limping along, hovering around the subsistence level — R.C.Doty >
  < commerce limped toward a standstill — Time >
II. noun
(-s)
: the action of limping
 < walked with a limp >
III. adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: akin to limp (I)
1.
 a. : having no defined shape : slack, soft
  < a limp body that seemed to have been poured into his clothes as if it were sand — Edith Sitwell >
  < letting his body go completely limp with ecstasy — Liam O'Flaherty >
  < limp as a rag >
 b. : drooping, exhausted
  < as a result of this protracted session he now felt fairly limp — J.R.Parker >
  < limp with fatigue >
2. : lacking in strength or firmness : flabby, spiritless
 < made a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know — G.K.Chesterton >
 < small, rather limp jokes — Wolcott Gibbs >
 < a limp young man who finds most of his enjoyment in witnessing the pains and loves of others — New Yorker >
3.
 a. of a book cover : lined with very flexible paper rather than rigid board
 b. of a binding or a book : having limp covers
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