hobble
- IPA[ˈhäb(ə)l]
美式
- 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.
- 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
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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
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.
- a length of chain or other material used to fetter an animal: hobble chains were always getting lost so we always took spares out with us
Oxford Dictionary
- a style of skirt so narrow at the hem as to impede walking, popular in the 1910s.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a style of skirt so narrow at the hem as to impede walking, popular in the 1910s.
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈhɒbl]
英式
- walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury: he was hobbling around on crutches
- an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury: he finished the match almost reduced to a hobble
Oxford Dictionary
