Hobble



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 蹒跚; 跛行
• ［英］ v. 蹒跚 ( to go unsteadily) ; 跛行 ( to walk lamely; limp)
• ［记］ 只要知道hobby ( 癖好) , hobble就容易记住
• ［例］ hobble along on one's crutches ( 拄着拐杖向前跛行)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (hobbled; hobbling)

• Etymology: Middle English hoblen; akin to Middle Dutch hobbelen to turn, roll
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • to move along unsteadily or with difficulty; especially to limp along
• transitive verb
  • 1. to cause to limp ; make lame ; cripple
  • 2. \［probably alteration of hopple to hobble\］
    • a. to fasten together the legs of (as a horse) to prevent straying ; fetter
    • b. to place under handicap ; hamper, impede
• ? hobbler noun

II. noun

• Date: 1726
• 1. a hobbling movement
• 2. archaic an awkward situation
• 3. something used to hobble an animal

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