Word · Frequency #14802
hobbled
跛行；一瘸一拐地走
hobbled is the past of hobble.
To walk awkwardly, especially because of an injured foot or leg.
- 1.
To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
用绳子系住腿来束缚；用绊绳限制(马)的行动。
- 2.
To walk lame, or unevenly.
跛行或行走不稳。
- 3.
To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.
粗略或不规则地移动或行进。
- 4.
To disable; to impede.
使丧失能力；阻碍。
妨碍；阻碍；拖累；用绊绳拴住（动物的腿）；给（马等）上绊索；跌跌撞撞地移动；磕磕绊绊地进行；用绳子系住腿来束缚；用绊绳限制(马)的行动。；跛行或行走不稳。
In use
After injuring his foot, he hobbled along the path.
The company's growth is hobbled by excessive regulations.
The horse hobbled on three legs after stepping on a stone.
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。
hobble sth
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 an animal
hobble 也可指用绳索拴住动物腿部，防止其跑远。
Connections
Collocations
- hobble along
- 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。
- hobble on crutches
- 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。
- hobble a horse
- 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。
- hobble progress
- 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。
- be hobbled by debt
- 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。
- hobble the economy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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'。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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