Word · Frequency #14802
hobbles
蹒跚；跛行
hobbles is the plural of hobble.
An unsteady, off-balance step.
- 1.
One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
系在未设围栏的马腿之间的短皮带,使马能在短距离内走动但无法跑远。
- 2.
An unsteady, off-balance step.
不稳、失去平衡的步伐。
绊索；马绊；系在未设围栏的马腿之间的短皮带,使马能在短距离内走动但无法跑远。；不稳、失去平衡的步伐。；跛行
In use
After the accident, he walked with a noticeable hobble.
The vet diagnosed the horse with a hobble in its left hind leg.
His hobble worsened after running on the uneven trail.
put a hobble on [animal]
hobble 作名词指绊索，通常系在动物腿上，使其无法跑远。
The farmer put a hobble on the horse to keep it from wandering off.
农夫给马套上绊索，防止它跑远。
walk with a hobble
此义指不稳定的步伐，相当于 limp，常与 walk 搭配。
After the long hike, she walked with a hobble.
长途徒步后，她走路一瘸一拐的。
Common mistakes
After the injury, he walked with hobble.
Connections
Collocations
- horse hobble
- 马绊
- The farmer used a horse hobble to keep the mare near the camp.农夫用马绊让母马待在营地附近。
- put hobbles on
- 给……上绊索
- We put hobbles on the mules before turning them out to graze.我们给骡子上了绊索，才放它们出去吃草。
- walk with a hobble
- 一瘸一拐地走
- The old sailor walked with a hobble after his knee surgery.那位老水手膝盖手术后走起路来一瘸一拐。
- slight hobble
- 轻微的跛行
- There was a slight hobble in her step as she left the doctor's office.她离开医生办公室时，脚步有点轻微的跛行。
Synonyms
- limp
- 跛行；一瘸一拐的步态 · 与 hobble 的名词义最接近，通常因腿伤或疼痛导致行走不稳，常可互换。
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象马腿被绊索(hobble)拴住，只能一瘸一拐地蹒跚(hobble)走——同一个词既指绊索也指蹒跚步态。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：walking with an injured leg、describing an unsteady gait、narrative description of movement 这里的名词义指“蹒跚、不稳定的步伐”，多用于描述受伤、年老或疲惫的人走路的样子。该词在正式和非正式语境中都算自然，但作为名词不如动词常见，比较常见于叙述性文字。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这五个词都与 hobble 押韵：重读元音均为 /ɒ/，后面都是 /bəl/。注意形近词 noble /ˈnəʊbəl/ 和 symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/ 发音不同。
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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