Limp

(verb.) walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; 'The old woman hobbles down to the store every day'.

(verb.) proceed slowly or with difficulty; 'the boat limped into the harbor'.

(adj.) not firm; 'wilted lettuce' .

(adj.) lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; 'gave a limp handshake'; 'a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know' G.K.Chesterton; 'a slack grip' .

整理:李奥娜

• The child in speaking gave to his motion the jerk and limp of an invalid. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• These limp ones are two I killed today at work; but as they don't die till the sun goes down they can't be very stale meat. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Victor and vanquished rolled limp and lifeless upon the moss, a huge mass of torn and bloody flesh. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• His face had fallen in, and was unshorn; his frill and neckcloth hung limp under his bagging waistcoat. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He put a hand out and felt of the hares that lay limp, long, heavy, thick-furred, big-footed and long-eared in the snow, their round dark eyes open. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• With those parting words she limped away from me at the top of her speed. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He laid a heavy hand on my shoulder, and leaning on me with some stress, limped to his horse. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The man turned the handle of the Break of Day door, and limped in. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Early on the seventh morning after he had left his native place, Oliver limped slowly into the little town of Barnet. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Again Mr. Brownlow nodded to Mr. Grimwig; and again that gentleman limped away with extraordinary readiness. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Turning round, I found myself face to face with the fisherman's daughter, Limping Lucy. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• She was fastening into her girdle a hueless and scentless nosegay, when Henry Sympson called to her as he came limping from the house. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The man was limping on towards this latter, as if he were the pirate come to life, and come down, and going back to hook himself up again. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• You must have heard tell, when you were here last, sir, of Limping Lucy--a lame girl with a crutch. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I attempted to direct Limping Lucy's attention to some less revolting object than my face. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Both are tall fellows with whiskers, Fred handsome in the English style, and Frank much better, for he only limps slightly, and uses no crutches. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• So out came the tarlatan, looking older, limper, and shabbier than ever beside Sallie's crisp new one. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.

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