limp

英 [lɪmp]

美 [lɪmp]

adj.  无力的; 无生气的; 无精神的; 柔软的; 不直挺的
v.  瘸着走; 跛行; 蹒跚; (受损后)缓慢行进，艰难地移动
n.  跛行

过去式：limped　现在分词：limping　过去分词：limped　第三人称单数：limps　复数：limps　最高级：limpest　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.9898 / COCA.9496

牛津词典

adj.

• 无力的；无生气的；无精神的
  lacking strength or energy
  1. 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。
  2. She felt limp and exhausted.
     她感到浑身无力，累极了。
• 柔软的；不直挺的
  not stiff or firm
  1. The hat had become limp and shapeless.
     这帽子软得不成样子了。

verb

• 瘸着走；跛行；蹒跚
  to walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured
  1. She had twisted her ankle and was limping.
     她把脚踝扭伤了，一瘸一拐地走着。
  2. Matt limped painfully off the field.
     马特忍着痛歪歪斜斜地走出了运动场。
• （受损后）缓慢行进，艰难地移动
  to move slowly or with difficulty after being damaged
  1. The plane limped back to the airport.
     飞机艰难地返回了机场。
  2. The government was limping along in its usual way.
     政府按老一套挣扎着应付。

noun

• 跛行
  a way of walking in which one leg is used less than normal because it is injured or stiff
  1. to walk with a slight/pronounced limp
     有点 / 明显地一瘸一拐地走

柯林斯词典

• VERB 一瘸一拐地走；跛行；蹒跚
  If a person or animallimps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Limpis also a noun.
     
  4. 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。
• VERB 进展缓慢；艰难地行进
  If you say that something such as an organization, process, or vehiclelimps along, you mean that it continues slowly or with difficulty, for example because it has been weakened or damaged.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 软弱的；无力的
  If you describe something aslimp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 四肢无力的；身体一动不动的
  If someone islimp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Jane: what happened? Why are you walking with a limp? Did you break you leg?
  珍妮：发生什么事了，你为什么跛脚走路？你是不是把脚弄断了？
• I saw Sky's head limp, and it didn't struggle anymore.
  我眼看着天空歪着头不再挣扎了。
• 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。
• He was older, slow from his weight and had a limp in his right leg.
  他老了，沉重的体重让他行动缓慢，右腿还有点瘸。
• He does not smile and his handshake is limp.
  他没有微笑，握手软绵无力。
• 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。
• Susan releases Jill and let's her limp body fall to the ground.
  苏珊释放了吉尔并且让她柔软的身体倒在了地上。
• 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。
• 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。
• I managed no more than a limp handshake.
  我只是无力地握了握手。