n.跛行
adj.柔软的;无力的;软弱的
vi.跛行;蹒跚
Two weeks later, the dog could walk with a limp. 两周后,狗儿可以跛行了。
The injury left him with a permanent limp. 他受伤后就一直瘸了。
用作形容词 (adj.)This young man is wearing a limp grey sweater. 这个年轻人穿着一件柔软的灰色运动衫。
The man's shrieked whistle struck his limp ears. 男人尖细的口哨声传到它那柔软的耳朵里。
The flowers looked limp in the hot dry weather. 花儿在乾热的天气里显得萎靡无力。
Her bones felt limp, glutted, and she was very happy. 她感到浑身无力,厌厌的,但心里很高兴。
It was too weak to lift its limp paws. 它虚弱得抬不起它柔软的爪子。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)He that lives with cripples learns to limp. 近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
After the collision both vessels managed to limp into harbour. 两船相撞之后都挣扎著驶进海港。
limp用作动词的基本意思是人或动物由于腿或脚受了伤而“一瘸一拐地走路”,也可指船或飞机因受损而“困难地飞行”,引申可指“拖拖拉拉地进行”。