limped

英 [lɪmpt]

美 [lɪmpt]

v.  瘸着走; 跛行; 蹒跚; (受损后)缓慢行进，艰难地移动
limp的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 一瘸一拐地走；跛行；蹒跚
  If a person or animallimps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.
  1. I wasn't badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp...
     我伤得不重，但一条大腿伤到了，只好一瘸一拐地走。
  2. He had to limp off with a leg injury.
     他腿上有伤，离开时只能一瘸一拐地走。
  3. Limpis also a noun.
     
  4. A stiff knee following surgery forced her to walk with a limp.
     手术后她的膝盖活动不便，走路时被迫跛行。
• VERB 进展缓慢；艰难地行进
  If you say that something such as an organization, process, or vehiclelimps along, you mean that it continues slowly or with difficulty, for example because it has been weakened or damaged.
  1. In recent years the newspaper had been limping along on limited resources...
     近年来这家报社一直在靠有限的资源艰难维持。
  2. A British battleship, which had been damaged severely in the battle of Crete, came limping into Pearl Harbor.
     一艘在克里特岛战役中严重受损的英国战舰艰难缓慢地驶进珍珠港。
• ADJ-GRADED 软弱的；无力的
  If you describe something aslimp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong.
  1. She was told to reject applicants with limp handshakes...
     她被告知要回绝掉那些握手软弱无力的申请者。
  2. A residue can build up on the hair shaft, leaving the hair limp and dull looking.
     残留物会积聚在头发上，使头发看起来软塌塌的，而且毫无光泽。
• ADJ-GRADED 四肢无力的；身体一动不动的
  If someone islimp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious.
  1. He carried her limp body into the room and laid her on the bed...
     他把绵软无力的她抱进房间，放在床上。
  2. He hit his head against a rock and went limp.
     他的头撞到一块岩石上，身子软了下来。

双语例句

• In the fall, Wilma limped off to school.
  到了秋天，威尔玛一拐一拐地上学去了。
• He limped off the playground.
  他一瘸一拐地离开了运动场。
• He limped out of the game after pulling a muscle.
  他在拉伤肌肉后一瘸一拐地退出了比赛。
• As he limped along, the Elephant heared the voices of men nearby.
  大象一瘸一拐地走着，突然听到附近有人声。
• Looks like a new sheriff just limped into town.
  她看上去好像一个刚刚进城的新来的警长。
• Then we precarious moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then limped away, still smiling and waving back to me.
  时，我们蹒跚地向人行道走去，她把我的脸拉向她的脸，在我两颊上各吻了一下，然后一瘸一拐地离开了，还不时地回头向我微笑和挥手。
• When a runner in his heat committed a false start, Liu limped out of the blocks.
  同组中一名运动员出现了抢跑，随后刘翔一瘸一拐地离开了起跑器。
• He limped out of a preliminary heat of the 110-meter hurdles, leaving his coach and fans in tears.
  在110米跨栏的预赛中，刘翔一瘸一拐地退出了比赛，令他的教练和众多粉丝留下了眼泪。
• He limped off, down the shabby street.
  他一瘸一拐地沿着那条陋街走了。
• I limped on for another hundred yards.
  我又跛着向前跑了100码。