limp
- adj.无力的;柔软的;无生气的;不直挺的;无精神的
- vi.跛行;蹒跚;瘸着走;(受损后)缓慢行进，艰难地移动
- n.跛行
最高级： limpest 比较级： limper 派生词： limply adv. 过去式： limped 现在分词： limping 过去分词： limped 第三人称单数： limps
limpadj.
无力的；无生气的；无精神的
lacking strength or energy
His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground.
他的手一软，刀子当啷一声掉到地上。
She felt limp and exhausted.
她感到浑身无力，累极了。
柔软的；不直挺的
not stiff or firm
The hat had become limp and shapeless.
这帽子软得不成样子了。
Her hair hung limply over her forehead.
她的头发蓬松地垂在前额上。
verb
瘸着走；跛行；蹒跚
to walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured
She had twisted her ankle and was limping.
她把脚踝扭伤了，一瘸一拐地走着。
Matt limped painfully off the field.
马特忍着痛歪歪斜斜地走出了运动场。
（受损后）缓慢行进，艰难地移动
to move slowly or with difficulty after being damaged
The plane limped back to the airport.
飞机艰难地返回了机场。
The government was limping along in its usual way.
政府按老一套挣扎着应付。
noun
usually sing.跛行
a way of walking in which one leg is used less than normal because it is injured or stiff
to walk with a slight/pronounced limp
有点 / 明显地一瘸一拐地走
limp
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VERB 一瘸一拐地走；跛行；蹒跚
If a person or animal limps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.I wasn't badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp...
我伤得不重，但一条大腿伤到了，只好一瘸一拐地走。
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VERB 进展缓慢；艰难地行进
If you say that something such as an organization, process, or vehicle limps along, you mean that it continues slowly or with difficulty, for example because it has been weakened or damaged.In recent years the newspaper had been limping along on limited resources...
近年来这家报社一直在靠有限的资源艰难维持。
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ADJ-GRADED 软弱的；无力的
If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong.She was told to reject applicants with limp handshakes...
她被告知要回绝掉那些握手软弱无力的申请者。
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Flags and bunting hung limply in the still, warm air.
空气暖暖的，也没有风，旗帜和彩旗无精打采地垂着。
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ADJ-GRADED 四肢无力的；身体一动不动的
If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious.He carried her limp body into the room and laid her on the bed...
他把绵软无力的她抱进房间，放在床上。
noun
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- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- Synonym: hitch hobble
verb
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- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
- Synonym: gimp hobble hitch
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- proceed slowly or with difficulty
- the boat limped into the harbor
adj
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- not firm
- wilted lettuce
- Synonym: wilted
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- lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
- gave a limp handshake
- a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterto
- a slack grip
数据来源：WordNet
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Some of you may come from cultures that accept limp handshakes as normal .
以你们有些人的习俗，可能认为无力的握手很正常。
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Saying NO in a quiet , unassuming voice is like a hand shake that is floppy and limp .
平静地、不装腔作势地说出“不”，就像握着松软、无力的手一样。
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The government was limping along in its usual way .
政府按老一套挣扎着应付。
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One player limped off the field with a twisted ankle .
一个球员拖着扭伤的脚踝一瘸一拐地走下场。
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His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground .
他的手一软，刀子当啷一声掉到地上。
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The hat had become limp and shapeless .
这帽子软得不成样子了。
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She felt limp and exhausted .
她感到浑身无力，累极了。
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Matt limped painfully off the field .
马特忍着痛歪歪斜斜地走出了运动场。
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He walked with a pronounced limp .
他走路明显跛足。
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She had twisted her ankle and was limping .
她把脚踝扭伤了，一瘸一拐地走着。
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In recent years the newspaper had been limping along on limited resources
近年来这家报社一直在靠有限的资源艰难维持。
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He hit his head against a rock and went limp .
他的头撞到一块岩石上，身子软了下来。
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He carried her limp body into the room and laid her on the bed
他把绵软无力的她抱进房间，放在床上。
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He had to limp off with a leg injury .
他腿上有伤，离开时只能一瘸一拐地走。
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A residue can build up on the hair shaft , leaving the hair limp and dull looking .
残留物会积聚在头发上，使头发看起来软塌塌的，而且毫无光泽。
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He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off after 26 minutes .
26分钟之后他一瘸一拐地走出来，显得孤单凄凉。
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His arms were limp at his sides
他的双臂无力地垂在身体两侧。
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I wasn 't badly hurt , but I injured my thigh and had to limp
我伤得不重，但一条大腿伤到了，只好一瘸一拐地走。
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She was told to reject applicants with limp handshakes
她被告知要回绝掉那些握手软弱无力的申请者。
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I picked up her wrist . It was limp and flaccid .
我抓起她绵软无力的手腕。
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A British battleship , which had been damaged severely in the battle of Crete , came limping into Pearl Harbor .
一艘在克里特岛战役中严重受损的英国战舰艰难缓慢地驶进珍珠港。
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He limped off the playground .
他一瘸一拐地离开了运动场。
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After he twisted his ankle , he got up and limped away .
他扭了脚脖子，站起来瘸着走了。
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His limp is result of a car accident last year .
他的跛足是去年一次车祸所致的结果。
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He gave her a limp , cold handshake .
他有气无力且冷淡地与她握了一下手。
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We were off before sunrise , Sandy riding and I limping along behind .
还没出太阳，我们就动身了，桑弟骑马，我一瘸一点的在后边跟着。
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The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish .
三明治配着蔫软的色拉饰菜。
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Because he didn 't have a foot , he limped and he wouldn 't put pressure on it . He had difficulty in climbing . He could not jump , and of course , he walked a lot slower .
“由于它少一只爪子，所以走路是跛着的，它不在那条腿上施加压力。它爬行困难。它跳不起来，当然，走路也比正常考拉慢得多。”
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I descended5 the stairs to the lobby and observed huge cracks in the corners and stumbled over chucks of plaster that had fallen onto the stairs . As I stumbled and limped through the lobby I encountered marble wall panels that had fallen and broken .
我下楼来到大厅，听到角落里传出很大的墙壁裂缝的声音，我一瘸一拐得跨过楼梯上散落的一堆堆的石灰，穿过大厅，中途看见大理石的墙壁嵌板也掉下来，摔碎了。
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However , in the coal industry , the development of communication is limping .
然而在煤炭行业中，通信的发展却是举步维艰。