limp
英 [lɪmp]
美[lɪmp]
- adj. 柔软的，无力的；软弱的
- vi. 跛行，一拐一拐地走；缓慢费力地前进
- n. 跛行
- n. (Limp)人名；(英)林普
词态变化
第三人称单数: limps;过去式: limped;过去分词: limped;现在分词: limping;比较级: limper;最高级: limpest;副词: limply;
中文词源
limp 跛的，无生气的
来自*limp,跛的，来自Proto-Germanic*limpana,悬垂，垂下，引申词义一脚长，一脚短，跛脚的，无生气的。
英英释意
- 1. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
英文词源
- limp
- limp: English has two words limp, which perhaps share a common ancestry. Neither is particularly old. The verb first crops up in the 16th century (until then the word for ‘walk lamely’ had been halt, which now survives, barely, as an adjective). It was probably adapted from the now obsolete adjective limphalt ‘lame’, a descendant of Old English lemphealt (which goes back ultimately to Indo-European *lomb-). The adjective limp is first recorded in the 18th century, and in view of the common meaning element ‘lack of firmness, infirmity’ it seems likely that it is related to the verb.
- limp (v.)
- 1560s, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Middle English lympen "to fall short" (c. 1400), which is probably from Old English lemphealt "halting, lame, limping," which has a lone cognate in the rare Middle High German limphin, and perhaps is from a PIE root meaning "slack, loose, to hang down" (cognates: Sanskrit lambate "hangs down," Middle High German lampen "to hang down"). Related: Limped; limping. As a noun, 1818, from the verb.
- limp (adj.)
- 1706, "flaccid, drooping," of obscure origin, perhaps related to limp (v.).
实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- She felt limp and exhausted.
- 她感到浑身无力，累极了。
牛津词典
- The hat had become limp and shapeless.
- 这帽子软得不成样子了。
牛津词典
- Her hair hung limply over her forehead.
- 她的头发蓬松地垂在前额上。
牛津词典
- She had twisted her ankle and was limping.
- 她把脚踝扭伤了，一瘸一拐地走着。
牛津词典
- Matt limped painfully off the field.
- 马特忍着痛歪歪斜斜地走出了运动场。
牛津词典
- The plane limped back to the airport.
- 飞机艰难地返回了机场。
牛津词典
- (figurative)The government was limping along in its usual way.
- 政府按老一套挣扎着应付。
牛津词典
- to walk with a slight/pronounced limp
- 有点 / 明显地一瘸一拐地走
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His hasty action has put her out on a limp.
- 他仓促的举动使她处于危险境地.
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- This young man is wearing a limp grey sweater.
- 这个年轻人穿着一件柔软的灰色运动衫.
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- He walks with a limp.
- 他走路一瘸一拐的.
《简明英汉词典》
- Limp is used especially when only one leg is damaged or stiff.
- limp专用以指单腿受伤或强直.
期刊摘选
- The line went limp. There must be a break somewhere.
- 引爆电线突然耷拉下来. 一定是哪个地方断了.
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- The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.
- 三明治配着蔫软的色拉饰菜.
《简明英汉词典》
- His limp is result of a car accident last year.
- 他的跛足是去年一次车祸所致的结果.
《用法词典》
- He gave her a limp, cold handshake.
- 他有气无力且冷淡地与她握了一下手.
《简明英汉词典》
- This company is limp.
- 这家公司没有生气.
《简明英汉词典》
- The flowers looked limp in the hot dry weather.
- 花儿在干热的天气里显得萎靡无力.
辞典例句
- Why are you walking with a limp?
- 你为什么跛脚走路?
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