hobble

英 [ˈhɒbl]

美 [ˈhɑːbl]

v.  蹒跚; 跛行; 捆绑(马等的)两腿(以防其走失); 阻止; 妨碍
n.  跛行; 蹒跚;<口/方〉困境

过去式：hobbled　现在分词：hobbling　过去分词：hobbled　第三人称单数：hobbles　复数：hobbles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14802 / COCA.11703

牛津词典

verb

• 蹒跚；跛行
  to walk with difficulty, especially because your feet or legs hurt
  1. The old man hobbled across the road.
     老人一瘸一拐地穿过马路。
• 捆绑（马等的）两腿（以防其走失）
  to tie together two legs of a horse or other animal in order to stop it from running away
• 阻止；妨碍
  to make it more difficult for sb to do sth or for sth to happen

柯林斯词典

• VERB 跛行;一瘸一拐地走
  If youhobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured.
  1. He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table...
     他慢慢地站起来，一瘸一拐地走到咖啡桌旁。
  2. The swelling had begun to go down, and he was able, with pain, to hobble.
     肿胀已经开始消退，他能忍着痛一瘸一拐地走了。
• VERB 妨碍;阻碍
  Tohobblesomething or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want.
  1. The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy.
     1,000万的贫困人口不仅给我们的社会抹黑，而且在这上面的支出也阻碍了我们的经济发展。

英英释义

noun

• the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
  Synonym:hitchlimp
• a shackle for the ankles or feet
  Synonym:fetter

verb

• strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
  1. hobble race horses
  Synonym:hopple
• walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
  1. The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
  Synonym:limpgimphitch
• hamper the action or progress of
  1. The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean

双语例句

• Yunnan Province, with rich natural resources, is in education hobble because of ists unbalanced economic development.
  经济发展的非均衡态势使云南作为资源大省唯独教育资源处于劣势。
• A new era hobble to us in the expectation of a hundred years.
  一个新的时代，终于在百年的期待中，向我们一步三晃、蹒跚走来！
• Nadeshiko Japan's win at the Women's World Cup on Sunday night came at a crucial time in Japan as political strife continues to hobble reconstruction efforts.
  周日晚上，日本队赢得女足世界杯的冠军。此时的日本正处于关键时刻，政治纷争仍在阻挠震后重建工作。
• Hobble out the horse not far from the cabin.
  用绳系住马腿任其在离小屋不远处溜达。
• Enormous capital investments mean that losses can easily reach billions of dollars, and long product cycles mean that a wrong turn can hobble a company for a number of years.
  巨额的资本投资意味着损失轻易就能达到数十亿美元，而产品周期长意味着一个错误的转变就会让公司陷入长达数年的困境。
• I saw her hobble down the aisle.
  我看见她在过道边蹦跳着移动。
• He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table
  他慢慢地站起来，一瘸一拐地走到咖啡桌旁。
• ( I offered to leave on my own, but being a gentleman, he helped me hobble home and promptly never let me forget it.)
  （我跟他说我可以自己走，不过作为一个绅士，他还是帮我一瘸一拐的走回了家，然后让我对这件事永世不忘。）
• The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy.
  1,000万的贫困人口不仅给我们的社会抹黑，而且在这上面的支出也阻碍了我们的经济发展。
• That, though, could very well hobble growth, pushing it down towards a once unthinkable 4 per cent.
  但这很可能阻碍经济增长，导致增长率滑向一度不可想象的4%。