Limp



GRE 蓝宝 Barron 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 跛行; adj.无力的, 松软的
• ［英］ adj. 无力的, 松软的 ( flaccid, drooping, wilted)
• ［类］ limp : walk / stutter : talk ( 跛行是很困难地走 / 口吃是很困难地说) 反义词: firm ( 坚固的)
• ［例］ a limp handshake ( 无力的握手)

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb

• Etymology: probably from Middle English lympen to fall short; akin to Old English limpan to happen, lemphealt lame
• Date: circa 1570
• 1.
  • a. to walk lamely; especially to walk favoring one leg
  • b. to go unsteadily ; falter
• 2. to proceed slowly or with difficulty <the ship limped back to port>
• ? limper noun

II. noun

• Date: 1818
• a limping movement or gait

III. adjective

• Etymology: akin to ［sup］1［/sup］limp
• Date: circa 1706
• 1.
  • a. lacking firm texture, substance, or structure <limp curtains><her hair hung limp about her shoulders>
  • b. not stiff or rigid <a book in a limp binding>
• 2.
  • a. weary, exhausted <limp with fatigue>
  • b. lacking in strength, vigor, or firmness ; spiritless
• ? limply adverb
• ? limpness noun

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