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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   hobble

   • IPA[ˈhäb(ə)l]

   美式

   • v.
     walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury；tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
   • n.
     an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury；a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal.

   • verb: hobble, 3rd person present: hobbles, gerund or present participle: hobbling, past tense: hobbled, past participle: hobbled

   • noun: hobble, plural noun: hobbles

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury he was hobbling around on crutches
   • 2. tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
   • ▪ cause (a person or animal) to limp Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury
   • ▪ restrict the activity or development of cotton farmers hobbled by low prices

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury he finished the game almost reduced to a hobble
   • 2. a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal.