A stiff knee following surgery forced her to walk with a limp.
手术后她的膝盖活动不便,走路时被迫跛行。
2VERB 进展缓慢;艰难地行进 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. 进展缓慢;艰难地行进
In recent years the newspaper had been limping along on limited resources. [VERB adv./prep.]
近年来这家报社一直在靠有限的资源艰难维持。
A British battleship, which had been damaged severely in the battle of Crete, came limping into Pearl Harbor. [VERB adv./prep.]
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。
3ADJ-GRADED 软弱的;无力的 If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong. 软弱的;无力的
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。
A residue can build up on the hair shaft, leaving the hair limp and dull looking.
Flags and bunting hung limply in the still, warm air.
空气暖暖的,也没有风,旗帜和彩旗无精打采地垂着。
4ADJ-GRADED 四肢无力的;身体一动不动的 If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious. 四肢无力的;身体一动不动的
He carried her limp body into the room and laid her on the bed.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIMPADJECTIVE➤noticeable, pronounced明顯的跛腳▸➤slight輕微的跛腳VERB + LIMP➤have, walk with跛腳;一瘸一拐地走▸➤give sb, leave sb with致使某人跛腳◇The accident had left him with a slight limp.這起事故後,他有一點兒跛腳。limp
verb
ADVERB➤badly嚴重地跛行◇He had hurt his leg and was limping badly.他的腿受傷了,走路跛得厲害。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些跛▸➤along, away, back, off, out跛着腳走向前/走開/走回/離開/走出◇He limped away from his car.他一瘸一拐地離開他的車。➤slowly緩慢地跛行◇She limped slowly to the door.她一瘸一拐地慢慢挪向門口。limp
adjective
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, fall, feel, hang, lie, look綿軟無力;無力地下垂;感覺無力;無力地懸着;無力地躺着;看上去軟綿綿的◇His arm hung limp at his side.他的一隻胳膊無力地垂在身旁。◇Her hair looked limp and lifeless.她的頭髮看起來軟塌榻的,毫無生氣。➤become, go, grow變得無力◇Her body suddenly went limp.她的身體突然變得軟綿綿的。ADVERB➤very非常軟▸➤completely完全無力▸➤rather相當無力