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have a limp
在 have a limp 中，limp 通常用单数，可用 slight、noticeable 等形容词修饰。
After the accident, he had a slight limp.
事故之后，他走路有点跛。
跛行
limps — plural of limp
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
跛行
an uneven or awkward way of walking, usually because of an injured leg
After the accident, he had a slight limp.
事故之后，他走路有点跛。
不规则、不平稳或笨拙的步态
An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
一种用木板或铁皮制成的刮板,形状像小桶的半边头,用于手工跳汰时从筛上刮下矿石。
A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
因腿伤导致的不均匀步态
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
从筛子上清除贫矿或废料的刮刀
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
After twisting his ankle, he walked with a noticeable limp.
扭伤脚踝后，他走路时明显一瘸一拐。
The doctor asked him how long he had had that limp.
医生问他那个跛行症状持续多久了。
Her limp became worse after the long hike.
长途徒步后，她的跛行更严重了。
在 have a limp 中，limp 通常用单数，可用 slight、noticeable 等形容词修饰。
After the accident, he had a slight limp.
事故之后，他走路有点跛。
with a limp 作方式状语，说明走路时的姿态。
She walks with a limp because of her injured knee.
她因为膝盖受伤，走路一瘸一拐的。
develop 与 a limp 搭配，表示渐渐出现跛行，常用于受伤或疲劳之后。
He developed a limp after the marathon.
马拉松赛后，他开始一瘸一拐地走路。
Not this
He walks with limp.
Use this
He walks with a limp.
limp 作名词时是可数名词，表示“跛行”时前面需要加冠词 a，所以要说 with a limp。中文里没有冠词概念，容易漏掉。
Not this
He has a limping after the accident.
Use this
He has a limp after the accident.
have 后接名词作宾语，表示“有跛行”这一状态时应用名词 a limp，而不是动名词 limping。动名词不能单独作 have 的宾语来表示这种名词意义。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
走路跛行
He has had a limp since he injured his knee.
自从膝盖受伤后，他走路就一直跛行。
一瘸一拐地走
She walked with a limp for months after the surgery.
手术后的几个月里，她走路一瘸一拐的。
轻微的跛行
He has a slight limp that is barely noticeable.
他有轻微的跛行，几乎看不出来。
明显的跛行
The injury left him with a pronounced limp.
这次受伤使他走路跛得很明显。
开始出现跛行
She developed a limp after running the marathon.
跑完马拉松后，她走路开始有些跛。
永久性跛行
The accident gave him a permanent limp.
那场事故使他落下永久性的跛行。
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把 limp 中的 L 看成拐杖：拄着它走路一跛一跛——名词 limp 就是这种不均匀的步态。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、news reports、medical descriptions 本项选的是“因腿伤等导致的不均匀步伐”这一常用义。该义项通常用于日常对话、新闻报道和医疗描述，属于中性表达；不是俚语，正式程度适中，口语和一般书面语中都可用。
与 limp 押韵的词：imp、chimp、skimp、wimp，都读 /ɪmp/。注意：glimpse 拼写含 -imp，但多一个 /s/，读 /ɡlɪmps/，不押韵；limb 形似，但 b 不发音，读 /lɪm/，也不押韵。
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