[VERB 动词]一瘸一拐地走;跛行;蹒跚 If a person or animal limps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.
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[V adv/prep]
[usu a N in sing]
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。
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。
Limp is also a noun.
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。
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[VERB 动词]进展缓慢;艰难地行进 If you say that something such as an organization, process, or vehicle limps along, you mean that it continues slowly or with difficulty, for example because it has been weakened or damaged.
[V adv/prep]
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。
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]软弱的;无力的 If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong.
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。
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。
limply
Flags and bunting hung limply in the still, warm air.
空气暖暖的,也没有风,旗帜和彩旗无精打采地垂着。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]四肢无力的;身体一动不动的 If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious.
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。
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。
Oxford
limp/lɪmp; NAmElɪmp/
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limplimpslimpedlimpingadjective1lacking strength or energy 无力的;无生气的;无精神的◆His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground.他的手一软,刀子当啷一声掉到地上。◆She felt limp and exhausted.她感到浑身无力,累极了。2not stiff or firm 柔软的;不直挺的◆The hat had become limp and shapeless.这帽子软得不成样子了。▶limp·ly/lɪmpli; NAmElɪmpli/adverb◆Her hair hung limplyover her forehead. 她的头发蓬松地垂在前额上。verb1[intransitive ]to walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured 瘸着走;跛行;蹒跚◆She had twisted her ankle and was limping.她把脚踝扭伤了,一瘸一拐地走着。+ adv./prep.◆Matt limped painfully off the field.马特忍着痛歪歪斜斜地走出了运动场。2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to move slowly or with difficulty after being damaged (受损后)缓慢行进,艰难地移动◆The plane limped back to the airport.飞机艰难地返回了机场。◆( figurative) The government was limping along in its usual way.政府按老一套挣扎着应付。noun[usually singular ]a way of walking in which one leg is used less than normal because it is injured or stiff 跛行◆to walk with a slight/pronounced limp有点╱明显地一瘸一拐地走limp/lɪmp; NAmElɪmp/limp·ly/lɪmpli; NAmElɪmpli/
LDC
limp1 adjective
limp2 verb
limp3 noun
limplimp1 /lɪmp/ adjective
Examples
Collocations
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 adjective
limp2 verb
limp3 noun
limplimp2 verb [intransitive]
Verb Table
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Thesaurus
Collocations
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
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2[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 verbif a company, project etc limps along, it is not successful: The team is limping along in fifth place.
limp1 adjective
limp2 verb
limp3 noun
limplimp3 noun [countable]
Examples
Collocations
the way someone walks when they are limping: Young walked with a slight limp.
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