| 释义 |
hob·ble /ˈhɒbl/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. 跛行，一瘸一拐地行走
hobble along on one's crutches 拄着拐杖向前跛行
He twisted an ankle and hobbled off the field. 他扭伤了脚踝，一瘸一拐地下了球场。
2. 摇晃不稳地行进；疙疙瘩瘩地进行；结结巴巴地说话
The crippled ship hobbled into port. 那艘故障船费力地驶进港口。
try to hobble along to the end of the school term 苦撑苦度坚持到学期结束
❷ vt.
1. 使跛行
2. (为免走失)把(马等牲口)的两腿捆缚；捆缚(马腿等)
I hobble the camels and try to keep them close. 我把骆驼的腿缚住，设法使它们挨近。
3. 束缚；阻碍，妨碍
The President was hobbled by congressional resistance. 总统因国会的抵制而受掣肘。
High costs hobble industry. 昂贵的成本费用阻碍工业的发展。
II n.
1. 跛行；跛行步态
walk with a bad hobble 行走时瘸得厉害
2. 缚在牲口腿上的绳索(或重物等)；马脚绊
3. 束缚物；束缚(或阻碍)因素
hobbles to one's ambition 实现雄心大志的阻碍
4. 〈古〉窘境，困境
[<ME hoblen; 与 MD hobbelen to turn, roll 有关] |