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VERB
一瘸一拐地走；跛行；蹣跚
If a person or animal limps, they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.
例句
I wasn't badly hurt, but I injured my thigh and had to limp...
我傷得不重，但一條大腿傷到了，只好一瘸一拐地走。
He had to limp off with a leg injury.
他腿上有傷，離開時只能一瘸一拐地走。
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VERB
進展緩慢；艱難地行進
If you say that something such as an organization, process, or vehicle limps along, you mean that it continues slowly or with difficulty, for example because it has been weakened or damaged.
例句
In recent years the newspaper had been limping along on limited resources...
近年來這家報社一直在靠有限的資源艱難維持。
A British battleship, which had been damaged severely in the battle of Crete, came limping into Pearl Harbor.
一艘在克里特島戰役中嚴重受損的英國戰艦艱難緩慢地駛進珍珠港。
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ADJ-GRADED
軟弱的；無力的
If you describe something as limp, you mean that it is soft or weak when it should be firm or strong.
例句
She was told to reject applicants with limp handshakes...
她被告知要回絕掉那些握手軟弱無力的申請者。
A residue can build up on the hair shaft, leaving the hair limp and dull looking.
殘留物會積聚在頭發上，使頭發看起來軟塌塌的，而且毫無光澤。
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ADJ-GRADED
四肢無力的；身體一動不動的
If someone is limp, their body has no strength and is not moving, for example because they are asleep or unconscious.
例句
He carried her limp body into the room and laid her on the bed...
他把綿軟無力的她抱進房間，放在床上。
He hit his head against a rock and went limp.
他的頭撞到一塊巖石上，身子軟了下來。