Limp
[lɪmp]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; 'The old woman hobbles down to the store every day'.
(verb.) proceed slowly or with difficulty; 'the boat limped into the harbor'.
(adj.) not firm; 'wilted lettuce' .
(adj.) lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; 'gave a limp handshake'; 'a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know' G.K.Chesterton; 'a slack grip' .
整理:李奥娜--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
(n.) A halt; the act of limping.
(n.) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
(a.) Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
(a.) Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
手打:萨曼莎
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Limber, flaccid, flexile.
v. n. Halt, hobble, walk lamely.
n. Halt, limping gait.
校對:马里恩
解釋/意思:
adj. wanting stiffness flexible: weak flaccid.
v.i. to halt: to walk lamely—fig. as 'limping verses.'—n. act of limping: a halt.—p.adj. Limp′ing having the imperfect movement of one who limps.—adv. Limp′ingly.
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娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream that you limp in your walk, denotes that a small worry will unexpectedly confront you, detracting much from your enjoyment. To see others limping, signifies that you will be naturally offended at the conduct of a friend. Small failures attend this dream. See Cripple and Lamed.
編輯:梅齐
例句/造句/用法:
- The child in speaking gave to his motion the jerk and limp of an invalid. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- These limp ones are two I killed today at work; but as they don't die till the sun goes down they can't be very stale meat. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Victor and vanquished rolled limp and lifeless upon the moss, a huge mass of torn and bloody flesh. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- His face had fallen in, and was unshorn; his frill and neckcloth hung limp under his bagging waistcoat. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- He put a hand out and felt of the hares that lay limp, long, heavy, thick-furred, big-footed and long-eared in the snow, their round dark eyes open. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- With those parting words she limped away from me at the top of her speed. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- He laid a heavy hand on my shoulder, and leaning on me with some stress, limped to his horse. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- The man turned the handle of the Break of Day door, and limped in. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Early on the seventh morning after he had left his native place, Oliver limped slowly into the little town of Barnet. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Again Mr. Brownlow nodded to Mr. Grimwig; and again that gentleman limped away with extraordinary readiness. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Turning round, I found myself face to face with the fisherman's daughter, Limping Lucy. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- She was fastening into her girdle a hueless and scentless nosegay, when Henry Sympson called to her as he came limping from the house. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The man was limping on towards this latter, as if he were the pirate come to life, and come down, and going back to hook himself up again. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- You must have heard tell, when you were here last, sir, of Limping Lucy--a lame girl with a crutch. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- I attempted to direct Limping Lucy's attention to some less revolting object than my face. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Both are tall fellows with whiskers, Fred handsome in the English style, and Frank much better, for he only limps slightly, and uses no crutches. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- So out came the tarlatan, looking older, limper, and shabbier than ever beside Sallie's crisp new one. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
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