walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot
(因受伤或腿脚僵硬而)走路困难,跛
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he limped off during Saturday's game .他在星期六的比赛中因受伤而瘸着腿下场。
[with adverbial of direction](of a damaged ship, aircraft, or vehicle)proceed with difficulty
(损坏的船只,飞机,车辆)艰难地行进
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the badly damaged aircraft limped back to Sicily .受到严重损坏的飞机艰难地飞回西西里。
a tendency to limp; a gait impeded by injury or stiffness
(受伤或僵硬而造成的)蹒跚,跛行
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he walked with a limp .他一瘸一拐地走着。
lacking internal strength or structure; not stiff or firm
无力的,不坚挺的,松弛的
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she let her whole body go limp 她让自己的整个身体松弛下来
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the flags hung limp and still .旗子松松垮垮、一动不动地垂着。
having or denoting a book cover that is not stiffened with board
(书本封面)软面的,软皮的。
without energy or will
没力气的,无意志力的,无精打采的
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he was feeling too limp to argue 他只觉得无精打采,实在不想争论了
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a limp handshake .无力的握手。
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