limp學測 L6KK [ˈlɪmp] ｜ /ˈlɪmp/
一瘸一拐地走；跛行·跛行；瘸腿步態·緩慢艱難前進·軟趴趴的；無力的
身兼動詞與形容詞，詞性判斷是常見考點
After hurting his leg during PE class, Ben had to limp all the way back to the classroom.
班恩體育課受傷後，只能一瘸一拐地走回教室。
一個畫面：腿軟撐不住
跛腳走路腳受傷，走路一跛一拐
握手軟塌手掌鬆軟無力，像沒骨頭
牛步蹣跚進度緩慢，像拖著傷腿前進
義項
跛腳走路C2verb一瘸一拐地走；跛行
After hurting his leg, Mark had to limp back home.
馬克傷到腿之後，只能一跛一跛地走回家。
limp homelimp badly
跛行步態C2noun跛行；瘸腿步態
John hurt his leg last week, so now he walks with a limp.
約翰上禮拜傷到腿，現在走路一跛一跛的。
walk with a limpa slight limp
牛步蹣跚C2verb緩慢艱難前進
The old bus limped along the road after its engine broke down.
老舊的巴士引擎故障後，只能慢吞吞地沿著馬路行駛。
limp alonglimp into
握手軟塌C2adjective軟趴趴的；無力的
His handshake was limp, and it made him seem shy.
他的握手軟趴趴的，讓他看起來很害羞。
a limp handshakelimp hair
片語
limp along苟延殘喘 →勉強撐著慢慢前進
walk with a limp跛腳而行 →走路一跛一拐
a limp handshake軟塌握手 →沒力氣的握手
go limp整個癱軟 →突然變得軟弱無力
你會不會這樣說？
他扭到腳踝，只好一拐一拐地走回家，這個動作的英文動詞是？(limp / limb)
看答案
limp
limp 是「跛行」的動詞，limb 是名詞「肢體」，拼法相近但詞性不同。
'His handshake was limp.' 這裡的 limp 是哪一種詞性？(A) 動詞 (B) 形容詞
看答案
(B)
此句形容握手的觸感軟趴趴，對應形容詞義項，而非跛行的動作。
字族
limply 無力地；軟弱地