hobbles是什么意思？

hobbles

英['hɒblz] 美['hɒblz]

• n. （兽）足枷，跛行，蹒跚( hobble的名词复数 )；
• v. 跛行，蹒跚，一瘸一拐地走( hobble的第三人称单数 )，捆缚（马等）之两腿（以防走失）；

例句

• The old woman hobbles down to the store every day. 这位老妇人每天蹒跚走向那个商店.
• The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy. 1,000万的贫困人口不仅给我们的社会抹黑，而且在这上面的支出也阻碍了我们的经济发展。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  跛行;一瘸一拐地走
  If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured.
  例句
  He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table... 他慢慢地站起来，一瘸一拐地走到咖啡桌旁。 The swelling had begun to go down, and he was able, with pain, to hobble. 肿胀已经开始消退，他能忍着痛一瘸一拐地走了。
• VERB
  妨碍;阻碍
  To hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want.
  例句
  The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy. 1,000万的贫困人口不仅给我们的社会抹黑，而且在这上面的支出也阻碍了我们的经济发展。