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    limp

    limp 词典解释

    1. 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.

        e.g. 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。
        e.g. 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。

    2. 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.

    limp的解释

        e.g. 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。
        e.g. 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。

    3. 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.

        e.g. 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。
        e.g. 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。

    limply
    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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    同义词: loosesoftweak


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