hobble

verb

/ˈhɒbl/

/ˈhɑːbl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they hobble	/ˈhɒbl/ /ˈhɑːbl/
he / she / it hobbles	/ˈhɒblz/ /ˈhɑːblz/
past simple hobbled	/ˈhɒbld/ /ˈhɑːbld/
past participle hobbled	/ˈhɒbld/ /ˈhɑːbld/
-ing form hobbling	/ˈhɒblɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːblɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to walk with difficulty, especially because your feet or legs hurt蹒跚；跛行 synonym limp
- The old man hobbled across the road.老人一瘸一拐地穿过马路。
- She was hobbling around on crutches.她拄着拐杖蹒跚而行。
Extra Examples
- He was still hobbling around with a stick.他仍然拿着棍子蹒跚而行。
- She hobbled painfully home.她痛苦地蹒跚着回家。
- an old lady hobbling down the road一位老太太蹒跚地走在路上
- He used to hobble around the yard on crutches.过去他经常拄着腋杖在院里一瘸一拐地走。
- I hobbled off to find my missing shoe.我一瘸一拐地走去找我丢失的鞋子。
- She hobbled painfully back to the hut.她忍着痛跛行回到棚屋里。
Topics Illnessc2
[transitive] hobble something to tie together two legs of a horse or other animal in order to stop it from running away捆绑（马等的）两腿（以防其走失）
- The horse’s hind legs had been hobbled.这匹马的后腿已经瘸了。
[transitive] hobble something to make it more difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen阻止；妨碍
- Our work is hobbled by the amount of bureaucracy involved.我们的工作受到官僚作风的阻碍。

Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch hobbelen ‘rock from side to side’.

BNC: 14802 COCA: 11703

hobble verb
⇨ stumble

BNC: 14802 COCA: 11703

hobble