1
- no obj., with adverbial of direction walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury蹒跚, 跛行（尤指因为伤痛）：
he was hobbling around on crutches.
他撑着丁字拐杖跛行。
1.1
- figurative proceed haltingly in action or speech〈喻〉（行动）踌躇, 迟疑; （言语）结结巴巴：
inertia and habit will keep it hobbling along.
惰性和习惯会让它很费力地前行。
2
- with obj.（常作 be hobbled）tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying把（马等的腿）拴住（以免走失）。
- ORIGIN: variant of HOPPLE.
2.1
- cause (a person or animal) to limp使（人, 动物）跛行：
Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury.
约翰逊由于脚踝受伤, 现在走路还有点瘸。
2.2
- figurative be or cause a problem for〈喻〉给……带来（或造成）问题：
cotton farmers were hobbled by low prices.
低价给棉皮带来了麻烦。
1
- in sing. an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury蹒跚, 跛行（尤指由于伤痛）：
he finished the match almost reduced to a hobble.
他几乎一瘸一拐地跑完了全程。
2
- a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal缚马（或其他牲口的）绳索（或皮带）。
派生词
hobbler
noun词源
Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch hobbelen 'rock from side to side'.