limp

名词 limp:

1. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
   同义词：hitch, hobble

动词 limp:

1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
   同义词：gimp, hobble, hitch
2. proceed slowly or with difficulty

形容词 limp:

1. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
   同义词：flaccid, lax, slack
2. not firm
   同义词：wilted

1. The injury left him with a permanent limp.
   他受伤後就一直瘸了。
2. His limp is the result of an accident.
   他腿瘸是事故所致。
3. He was born with a slight deformity of the feet which made him limp.
   他的脚稍有先天畸形，走起路来一瘸一拐。
4. She went limp and fell on to the ground.
   她腿一软，就跌倒在地。
5. He walks with a limp.
   他走路一瘸一拐。

limp

v.intr.（不及物动词）
limped,limp.ing,limps
To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
跛行：尤指不规则地一瘸一拐地走，犹如偏重用一条腿
To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily:
蹒跚：迟凝不决或不稳定的行动或行走：
例句：
The project limped along with half its previous funding.
这个项目得到预定资金的一半，发展得很缓慢

n.（名词）
An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.
跛：颠簸、不稳或别扭的步伐
adj.（形容词）
limp.er,limp.est
Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance.
柔软的：缺乏或失去刚性的，如结构或物质上
Lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless:
软弱的，没有精神的：无力的或柔弱的；虚弱的或无精打彩的：
例句：
a limp handshake; limp opposition.
无力的握手；微弱的反抗

来源：
Probably from obsolete lymphault [lame]
可能源自 废语 lymphault [跛的]
from Old English lemphealt
源自 古英语 lemphealt
lemp- [hanging loosely]
lemp- [松弛地悬挂着]
-healt [lame, limping]
-healt [跛的，瘸的]

【引伸】
limp.ly
adv.（副词）
limp.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>limp,flabby,flaccid,floppyThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .lacking in stiffness or firmness.:
这些形容词共同的中心意思是.不僵硬的或不结实的.：
例句：
a limp shirt collar;
软塌塌的衬衫领子；

例句：
flabby, wrinkled flesh;
松软、褶皱的肌肉；

例句：
flaccid cheeks;
松弛的面颊；

例句：
a floppy hat brim. firm
软软的帽檐 firm