hobble

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off. in-plural
  2. An unsteady, off-balance step.
    — We made it and we hobbled up the stairs. Or I hobbled. My sons didn't hobble, I hobbled.
  3. A difficult situation; a scrape. archaic,informal
    — "Saddle a horse—any horse—only let him be sure and fleet," cried Ashwoode, "and I'll pay you his price thrice over!" "Well, it's a bargain," replied the groom, promptly; "I don't like to see a gentleman caught in a hobble, if I can help him out of it. […]
  4. An odd job; a piece of casual work. Newfoundland,UK,dialectal
动词 v.
  1. To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
    — Near-synonyms: shackle, enshackle
  2. To walk lame, or unevenly.
    — The friar was hobbling the same way too.
  3. To move or proceed roughly or irregularly. figuratively
    — The hobbling versification, the mean diction.
  4. To disable; to impede.
    — Near-synonyms: nobble, hamper, hinder, embarrass

词形变化

hobbles plural hobbles present,singular,third-person hobbling participle,present hobbled participle,past hobbled past

词汇关系

近义词
tether
衍生词
chain hobble hobblebush hobble-bush hobble-chain hobble chain hobble knot hobblerope hobble-rope hobble rope hobble skirt hobble-skirted hobblesome hobblingly hobbly unhobble

词源

词源 1
From Middle English hobblen, hobelen, akin to Middle Dutch hoblen, hobbelen (Modern Dutch hobbelen).
词源 2
From Middle English hobblen, hobelen, akin to Middle Dutch hoblen, hobbelen (Modern Dutch hobbelen).
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