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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

limp

英  [lɪmp]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • limper , limpest

    1. 无力的

    If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong.

    双语例句

    例：

    She was told to reject applicants with limp handshakes.

    她被告知要拒绝那些握手时软弱无力的申请者。

    2. 软弱无力的

    If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example, because they are asleep or unconscious.

    双语例句

    例：

    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。

    NOUN. 名词

  • limps

    1. [C 可数名词] 跛行

    If a person or animal has a limp, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.

    双语例句

    例：

    A stiff knee following surgery forced her to walk with a limp.

    手术后僵直的膝盖迫使她瘸着走路。

    VERB. 动词

  • limps , limping , limped

    1. [I 不及物动词] 跛行

    If a person or animal limps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.

    双语例句

    例：

    I wasn't badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp.

    我伤得并不严重，但我伤到了大腿，不得不一瘸一拐地走路。

    2. [I 不及物动词] （交通工具等）缓慢或艰难地前进 , （组织、进程等）进展缓慢

    If you say that something such as an organization, process, or vehicle limps along, you mean that it continues slowly or with difficulty, for example because it has been weakened or damaged.

    双语例句

    例：

    In recent years the newspaper had been limping along on limited resources.

    近年来该报一直靠有限的资源艰难地发展。

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