limp

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++limp1 /lɪmp/ adjective  1 SOFTnot firm or strong 软的；不强壮的 a limp handshake 无力的握手5His body suddenly went limp.他突然身子一软。n His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor. —limply adverb His arms were hanging limply. 他的手臂无力地垂着。 —limpness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

limp• This will go some way towards relieving the anxiety of those who felt that the fine and reprimands were far too limp.• There sat Hercules laughing, in each hand a long limp body.• Three gold-bladed fans in the ceiling stirred limp currents into the air.• The green beans were limp from overcooking.• I felt limp, like a puppet whose strings had been cut.• Others suddenly developed a nosebleed and became limp, pale and lethargic.• It was like a captain blowing against his own limp sails.• The starch in her collar had gone limp with the soaking.went limp• Her muscles involuntarily clenched, then went limp.• His tongue came out and he went limp.• Piper squirmed between them for a moment, fighting to get free, then went limp.• Quickly Robert inserted the needle into the thigh muscle, and in about a minute, the small body went limp.• Heat flooded down to her toes, her hands went limp and she completely forgot where she was.• Helpless, he toppled forward into blackness: his hand went limp and the knife clattered down on to the foot-rest.• When Hilda finally went limp, Omite put her arms around her.• I went limp when they carried me to the wagon.limp2 verb [intransitive]  1  WALKto walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt or injured 〔因一腿受伤而〕跛行，一瘸一拐地走 Moreno limped off the field with a foot injury. 莫雷诺脚上受了伤，一瘸一拐地走出球场。► see thesaurus at walk2  DAMAGE[always + adverb/preposition] if a ship or aircraft limps somewhere, it goes there slowly, because it has been damaged 〔船或飞机因损坏而〕缓慢地行进，艰难地行驶limp into The damaged liner limped into New York. 受损的邮轮缓缓驶进纽约港。3 limp along phrasal verb if a company, project etc limps along, it is not successful 〔公司、项目等〕艰难地进展 The team is limping along in fifth place. 这支球队勉强排在第五名。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

limp• I noticed that one of the horses was limping, and called for the vet.• Fiver and Pipkin, limping behind the others, and conspicuously under-sized and tired, were being attacked by the crow.• Bladder clenched, Thérèse limped down the drive behind her silent father.• When he returned, he was limping from the beating he had received during the interrogation.• Although its voluntary recruits diminished, the order had managed to limp on for nearly two centuries under Ixmarity's watchful eye.• She limped painfully over to a chair and sat down.• The hours until lunchtime limped past.• As soon as he limped through the doorway she called to the owner to make more coffee.limp3 noun [countable]  1 WALKthe way someone walks when they are limping 跛行 Young walked with a slight limp. 扬走路有一点跛。

Examples from the Corpus

limp• Once they pushed him off a cliff, breaking his leg, and he walks with a limp to this day.• Young had a slight limp.• Josie walked with a slight limp.• Miguel stared at the slick street as Spider slinked off with that streetwise limp.• Able to move around with limp.a slight limp• I noticed he had a slight limp.• She noticed for the first time that he had a slight limp.• His mind concentrated itself on Tolby's footsteps which were slightly uneven, as if the solicitor had a slight limp.• Noonan walked with a slight limp.• The only sign of his accident is that he walks with a slight limp.

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limp

I

limp¹ /lɪmp/ adjective
not firm or strong:
    a limp handshake
    His body suddenly went limp and he fell down on the floor.
—limply adverb:
    His arms were hanging limply.
—limpness noun [uncountable]

II

limp² verb [intransitive]
1. to walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt or injured:
    Moreno limped off the field with a foot injury.
2. [always + adverb/preposition] if a ship or aircraft limps somewhere, it goes there slowly, because it has been damaged
    limp into
    The damaged liner limped into New York.
     
limp along phrasal verb
  if a company, project etc limps along, it is not successful:
    The team is limping along in fifth place.
     

THESAURUS

■ to walk with difficulty
   ▪ limp to walk with difficulty because one leg hurts, so that you put most of your weight on the other leg: Jake was limping because of the injury to his knee.
   ▪ stagger to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over, especially because you are drunk or have been injured: They finally staggered back to the hotel at 4 o'clock in the morning. | He hit her and she staggered and fell.
   ▪ hobble to walk with difficulty in a slow and unsteady way because your legs or feet hurt or have been injured: My new shoes were so painful I could only hobble along. | She hobbled out to the car on crutches.

III

limp³ noun [countable]
the way someone walks when they are limping:
    Young walked with a slight limp.