hobble
vi. 跛行; 蹣跚
vt. 使跛行; 阻礙; 捆縛(馬等)之兩腿(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...
他慢慢地站起來,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.
腫脹已經開始消退,他能忍著痛一瘸一拐地走了。
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.
1,000萬的貧困人口不僅給我們的社會抹黑,而且在這上面的支出也阻礙了我們的經濟發展。
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.
看著老太太蹣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.
央視實行末尾淘汰制後, 許多紀錄片欄目陷入了生存困境.
I hurt my foot while getting off the bus, and had to hobble home.
我在下公共汽車時腳受了傷, 只好一拐一拐地走回家.
I hurt my foot, and had to hobble home.
我把腳弄傷了,只得一瘸一拐地走回家。
He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest telephone box.
他別無他法,只能一瘸一拐地走到最近的電話亭.