limp
adj
1 not stiff or firm 柔软的: a limp edition, ie a book with a flexible binding 软皮书.
2 lacking strength or energy 无力的; 无精神的
a limp handshake, gesture, response 无力的握手、 姿势、 反应
The flowers looked limp in the heat. 花在热天发蔫.
limp v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
walk unevenly, as when one foot or leg is hurt or stiff 跛行; 一拐一拐地走
That dog must be hurt he's limping. 那条狗准是受了伤--一拐一拐的.
The injured footballer limped slowly off the field. 受伤的足球队员跛著脚慢慢走出埸地.
limp about, along, away, off 一拐一拐地到处走、 前行、 走开、 走去
(fig 比喻) The third act limps badly. 第三幕演得拖拖拉拉. =>Usage at shuffle 用法见shuffle.
2 [Ipr] (of a ship, etc) proceed with difficulty in a specified direction, esp after an accident (指船等)困难地航行(尤指出事之後)
After the collision both vessels managed to limp into harbour. 两船相撞之後都挣扎著驶进海港. limp, n [sing]
limping walk 跛行
walk with/have a bad, slight, etc limp 跛得厉害、 有点跛.
If Shylock cuts deep enough, I'll pay him back with all my heart.
要是夏洛克割得够深的话,我就要以整个心偿还他的债了。
Thus they lay on hard wooden boards, unable to stand up or move around.
这样,他们就躺在硬木板上,既不能站立起来,也不能活动。
Twelve days later, millions more Indians lined the railway tracks as a slow train took the jar containing his ashes 584 kilometres to a place by the river.