hobbled
v. 跛行,蹒跚,一瘸一拐地走( hobble的过去式和过去分词 ); 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。
The old man hobbled across the road.
老人一瘸一拐地穿过马路。
The old man hobbled along with the help of his grandson.
老人在他的孙子挽扶下蹒跚而行.
It was hobbled first by incompetence and internal dissension.
开始时,它由于无能和内部纠纷而行动缓慢.
The horse has been hobbled so that he can't run away.
那马的脚被绑住了,所以它无法逃走.
After a swift struggle of tongues Mr. Holohan hobbled out in haste.
一阵唇枪舌剑的速决战收场后,霍罗汉先生急乎乎地跛出门去.