hobbling

英 [ˈhɒblɪŋ]

美 [ˈhɑːblɪŋ]

v.  蹒跚; 跛行; 捆绑(马等的)两腿(以防其走失); 阻止; 妨碍
hobble的现在分词

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。

双语例句

• This not only stunts the prospects for women, but also reduces economic growth by essentially hobbling half the potential labour force.
  这不仅阻碍妇女的前途，而且束缚一半的潜在劳动力，以致减少经济增长。
• David-whose leg is in a cast after he snapped his Achilles in a match last month-has been seen hobbling around the pool and beach using crutches.
  大卫-一个演员的腿折断后，他在比赛中他的致命的最后一个月-已经看到步履蹒跚的游泳池和海滩周围使用拐杖。
• Heat Treatment on Wearability of Disc Hobbling Materials of TBM
  热处理工艺对TBM刀圈材料耐磨性的影响
• Such a reprisal of its response to the financial crisis in 2009 would merely exacerbate the credit fatigue that is hobbling its dynamism.
  2009年那种对金融危机报复性的回应只会加剧信贷疲劳症，侵蚀经济活力。
• He was hobbling [ staggering] along.
  他晃晃悠悠地往前走。
• A cunning strategist, Swain was decorated after every battle he fought, regularly hobbling in contemplation at the front of the assault.
  一个狡猾的谋略家，通常在正面战场上一瘸一拐的踱步沉思，每一场战斗之后都受章封赏。
• A month later, everybody began to worry about the safety of the third young man. However, he finally showed up, hobbling along in rage.
  一个月过去了，大家都开始为第三位年轻人的安危担心，他却一步一蹭，衣不蔽体地回来了。
• Yao Ming ( notes) on that Olympic night three summers ago, grimacing, hobbling off the floor, a fist finally thrust straight into the air to say simply: I did it.
  记得三年前的那个奥林匹克之夜，姚明表情痛苦，躯体蹒跚，最终将拳头径直的挥向空中大喊：我做到了。
• Failure to develop an energy policy means we can look forward to a lifetime of enriching the obscene sheiks, of wasting treasure and blood to defend the Middle East while impoverishing ordinary Americans and hobbling our economy.
  如果能源政策失败就意味着我们一辈子要富足那个猥琐的酋长，一辈子要浪费钱财和鲜血去保卫中东，而同时我们国民贫穷，经济不前。
• It also offloads billions of dollars in retiree health-care liabilities hobbling the Big Three to outside trust funds.
  同时，金额达数十亿美元的退休人员医疗费此前给三大厂商造成沉重负担，现在也转给了外部的信托基金。