Word · Frequency #14802
hobbles
跛行；一瘸一拐地走
hobbles is the third person singular of hobble.
核心释义
To walk awkwardly, especially because of an injured foot or leg.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
跛行或行走不稳。
To walk lame, or unevenly.
- 3.
粗略或不规则地移动或行进。
To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.
- 4.
使丧失能力；阻碍。
To disable; to impede.
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。
用法In use
After injuring his foot, he hobbled along the path.
用法提示：hobble作动词，意为'蹒跚行走'，描述因伤而行走不便。
The company's growth is hobbled by excessive regulations.
用法提示：hobble作动词，意为'阻碍'，表示限制发展。
The horse hobbled on three legs after stepping on a stone.
用法提示：hobble作动词，意为'跛行'，指动物行走困难。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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'。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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