hobble
中文来自 ECDICT
- vi.
- 蹒跚
- vt.
- 使跛行，阻碍
- n.
- 跛行
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 hobblen
原始词根
原始印欧语 *ḱewb-
词源说明
From Middle English hobblen, hobelen, akin to Middle Dutch hoblen, hobbelen (Modern Dutch hobbelen), Middle High German hoppeln (“to hop, limp, hobble”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (chiefly in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
- An unsteady, off-balance step.
- (archaic, informal) A difficult situation; a scrape.
- (dialect, UK and Newfoundland) An odd job; a piece of casual work.