| 单词 | limp |
| 释义 | limp (once / 518 pages) 1vn 2adj If you walk unevenly, you have a limp. Maybe you pulled your hamstring at the annual Thanksgiving Day Football Showdown, or maybe one leg is three inches shorter than the other. Whatever the reason, if your gait is off kilter, you limp. You can have a limp (the noun), or you can limp (the verb), and both mean that for some reason your legs don’t work quite in synch. Limp can also be an adjective that means "not strong or firm," like your friends' limp response to your invitation to come help paint your house or when your hair looks limp, meaning it's just hanging, with no volume or style. WORD FAMILYlimp: limped, limper, limping, limpingly, limply, limpness, limps+/limper: limpers/limping: limpings USAGE EXAMPLESThe quarterback climbed to his feet and limped back to the huddle. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He limped off the field, but he didn’t think the injury was serious. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Clippers center DeAndre Jordan limped throughout the Thunder game after he hurt his left hip and left ankle. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury Syn|Hyper gimp, hitch, hobble walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2v proceed slowly or with difficulty the boat limped into the harbor Hyper continue, go forward, proceed move ahead; travel onward in time or space 3n the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg 2Syn|Hyper hitch, hobble gait a person's manner of walking 1adj not firm Syn wilted stale lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age 2adj lacking in strength or firmness or resilience gave a limp handshake "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton Syn lax lacking in strength or firmness or resilience |
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