limp
/lɪmp/
v. / n. / adj.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
一瘸一拐地走;跛行;松软的;无力的;没精神的
释义与例句
v.
一瘸一拐地走
to walk with difficulty because one leg or foot is hurt
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He limped home after twisting his ankle.
他扭伤脚踝后一瘸一拐地回了家。
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The injured player limped off the field.
受伤的球员一瘸一拐地离开了球场。
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She limped slightly after the long hike.
长途徒步后她有点跛着走路。
n.
跛行
a way of walking in which one leg is used less than the other because of injury
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He walks with a slight limp after the accident.
事故后他走路有点跛。
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The old dog has a limp in its back leg.
那只老狗后腿有点跛。
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She developed a limp after falling down the stairs.
她从楼梯上摔下来后走路有点瘸。
adj.
松软的;无力的;没精神的
not firm or strong; soft and without energy
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The flowers looked limp in the heat.
花在高温下显得蔫了。
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He gave me a limp handshake.
他跟我握了握手,软弱无力。
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Her hair hung limp around her shoulders.
她的头发软软地搭在肩上。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
limp 可作动词(跛行)、名词(跛行)和形容词(松软无力的);walk with a limp 表示走路跛。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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limply 一瘸一拐地;软弱无力地副词,可修饰行走或动作,表示无力、拖沓的状态。
同义词
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hobble 跛行;蹒跚limp 指因一条腿受伤而跛行;hobble 指行走困难、缓慢,也可指因年老或伤痛而蹒跚。The old man hobbled across the room with a stick. 老人拄着拐杖蹒跚着穿过房间。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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lamp 灯limp /lɪmp/ 是“跛行、松软的”;lamp /læmp/ 是“灯”,元音和词尾都不同。Turn on the lamp so we can see. 把灯打开,这样我们能看见。
常见搭配
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walk with a limp 走路一瘸一拐He has walked with a limp since the accident. 自那次事故后他走路一直一瘸一拐。
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limp away 一瘸一拐地走开The cat limped away into the bushes. 猫一瘸一拐地走进了灌木丛。
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limp handshake 无力的握手A limp handshake can give a bad first impression. 无力的握手会给人留下糟糕的第一印象。