hobble

• vi. 蹒跚；跛行
• vt. 使跛行
• n. 跛行步态

词源同hop,跳，-le,表反复。即跳来跳去的，引申词义蹒跚，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 指腿受伤时不平稳的步子.

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

肿胀已经开始消退，他能忍着痛一瘸一拐地走了。

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

他别无他法,只能一瘸一拐地走到最近的电话亭.

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

你瞧, 我拄着这木拐杖还能怎么样 呢 ?

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

看着老太太蹒跚而去我心中很不是滋味.

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