hobble

hobble

英 ['hɒb(ə)l]
　　美 ['hɑbl]

vi. 蹣跚；跛行
　　vt. 使跛行
　　n. 跛行步態

中文詞源：

hobble 蹣跚，跛行

詞源同hop,跳，-le,表反復。即跳來跳去的，引申詞義蹣跚，跛行。

例句：

1. Hobble and limp describe the uneven movement of someone whose legs are injured.
hobble和limp均 指腿受傷時不平穩的步子.

2. 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瞭。

3. He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest telephone box.
他別無他法,隻能一瘸一拐地走到最近的電話亭.

4. Now, here it is: What could I do, with this old timber I hobble on?
你瞧, 我拄著這木拐杖還能怎麼樣 呢 ?

5. 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.