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hobble + adv./prep.
hobble 常与 along、across、into 等表示方向的副词或介词连用，强调行走吃力。
After twisting her ankle, she hobbled along the corridor.
扭伤脚踝后，她沿着走廊一瘸一拐地走。
跛行；一瘸一拐地走
hobbled — past of hobble
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跛行；一瘸一拐地走
To walk awkwardly, especially because of an injured foot or leg.
After twisting her ankle, she hobbled along the corridor.
扭伤脚踝后，她沿着走廊一瘸一拐地走。
用绳子系住腿来束缚；用绊绳限制(马)的行动。
To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
跛行或行走不稳。
To walk lame, or unevenly.
粗略或不规则地移动或行进。
To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.
使丧失能力；阻碍。
To disable; to impede.
hobble
Base
原形
hobbles
3rd person
第三人称单数
hobbling
-ing
现在分词
hobbled
Past
过去式
hobbled
Past participle
过去分词
She hobbles when she is tired.
她累的时候会蹒跚而行。
He hobbled to the door.
他蹒跚地走向门口。
The new regulations have hobbled the industry.
新规定阻碍了该行业的发展。
规则动词
After injuring his foot, he hobbled along the path.
脚受伤后，他沿着小路蹒跚而行。
The company's growth is hobbled by excessive regulations.
公司的增长被过多的规章制度所阻碍。
The horse hobbled on three legs after stepping on a stone.
那匹马踩到石头后，用三条腿蹒跚而行。
hobble 常与 along、across、into 等表示方向的副词或介词连用，强调行走吃力。
After twisting her ankle, she hobbled along the corridor.
扭伤脚踝后，她沿着走廊一瘸一拐地走。
hobble 作及物动词时表示“妨碍、束缚”，主语通常为事物或规则。
The new regulations could hobble small businesses.
新法规可能会妨碍小企业的发展。
hobble 也可指用绳索拴住动物腿部，防止其跑远。
The rider hobbled his horse before making camp.
骑手在扎营前用绊索拴住了马。
Not this
He hobbled his injured leg.
Use this
He hobbled on his injured leg.
表示“跛行/一瘸一拐地走”时，hobble 是不及物动词，后面不能接宾语；受伤的腿应放在 on 后作介词宾语。加上 on 后，句子才表示“他靠/用受伤的腿跛行”。
Not this
He hobbled with his horse to keep it from wandering.
Use this
He hobbled his horse to keep it from wandering.
表示“给（马）上绊索/拴住马腿”时，hobble 是及物动词，宾语是马，不能加 with。把 with 删掉，使 horse 直接作宾语，才符合该动词的搭配。
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一瘸一拐地走
The injured player could only hobble along the touchline.
受伤的球员只能沿着边线一瘸一拐地走。
拄着拐杖蹒跚而行
He hobbled on crutches to the bathroom.
他拄着拐杖蹒跚地走到洗手间。
用绊绳拴住马
We had to hobble the horse so it wouldn't wander off.
我们得给马系上绊绳，免得它乱跑。
阻碍进展
The new tax could hobble progress in the tech industry.
新税可能会阻碍科技行业的进展。
被债务拖累
The railway company was hobbled by decades of debt.
这家铁路公司被几十年的债务拖累。
阻碍经济发展
Rising costs are hobbling the economy.
不断上涨的成本正在阻碍经济发展。
勉强维持；艰难前行
The company is still hobbling along despite its financial problems.
尽管财务困难，这家公司仍在勉强维持。
吃力地完成；艰难应付
She managed to hobble through the meeting even though she felt exhausted.
尽管感到精疲力竭，她还是设法勉强撑过了会议。
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记 hobble：像给马腿上拴绊绳，马只能小步跛行，走路一瘸一拐，也喻指'阻碍、拖累'。
语域：mixed 常见场景：daily speech or narrative describing an uneven walk、formal or news writing for 'impede' or 'hinder'、ranching/horse-handling for tying legs with hobbles 该词在不同义项下语域有所不同：表示“跛行、一瘸一拐地走”时，通常较中性，常见于日常对话或叙述性文字；表示“阻碍、使丧失能力”时，多用于正式或新闻语体，偏书面；表示“用绊绳拴住（马等）”时，主要用于农牧操作场景。建议根据具体义项选择合适语境。
hobble 读作 /ˈhɒbl/。cobble、gobble、wobble、bobble 的元音和结尾（/ɒbəl/）与 hobble 相同，故互押韵；noble（/ˈnəʊbəl/）和 rubble（/ˈrʌbəl/）虽拼写近似，但分别读长音 /əʊ/ 与 /ʌ/，并不押韵。
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