hobble
vi. 跛行; 蹒跚
vt. 使跛行; 阻碍; 捆缚(马等)之两腿(以防走失)
If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured.
He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table...
他慢慢地站起来,一瘸一拐地走到咖啡桌旁。
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。
To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want.
The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy.
1,000万的贫困人口不仅给我们的社会抹黑,而且在这上面的支出也阻碍了我们的经济发展。
1. a shackle for the ankles or feet
2. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury;
2. hamper the action or progress of;
3. strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison;
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.
Since CCTV carried out eliminate the last system, many documentary programs have fallen into a hobble.
央视实行末尾淘汰制后, 许多纪录片栏目陷入了生存困境.
I hurt my foot while getting off the bus, and had to hobble home.
我在下公共汽车时脚受了伤, 只好一拐一拐地走回家.
I hurt my foot, and had to hobble home.
我把脚弄伤了,只得一瘸一拐地走回家。
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.