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lameness

/leym/US // leɪm //UK // (leɪm) //

跛行,跛足,跛脚,跛足症

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sore酸痛,疼痛,疼痛感,疮flimsy单薄,单薄的,脆弱的,薄薄的disabled残疾人,残疾,残障人士,残缺的halt停住,停顿,停止,驻足stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬deformed畸形的,变形的,不成形的,不成样子的pained痛苦的,痛心的,痛苦不堪的,痛心handicapped残障,残障人士,残疾人,残疾raw未生的,未生,未生熟的,未生的人game游戏,游戏中,游戏中的hobbling蹒跚学步,步履蹒跚,蹒跚的脚步,蹒跚而行sidelined被搁置的,被排挤的,被搁置,边缘化limping跛行,跛脚,一瘸一拐的,跛脚的bruised伤痕累累,伤痕累累的,瘀伤的,淤青的gimp虾米,虾兵蟹将,虾仁,虾米网poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍gimpy矮胖子,矮小的,矮小,矮小的人faulty有问题的,有缺陷的,错误的,有问题

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    lam·er, lam·est.

    • : physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty: a lame racehorse.
    • : impaired or disabled through defect or injury: a lame arm.
    • : weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy: a lame excuse.
    • : Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. awkward, dull, stupid, or uninteresting: The party was lame so we bailed early.
    • : Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    lamed, lam·ing.

    • : to make lame or defective.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlimp
Synonyms
hitch铰链,铰接,铰链式,铰接式falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠floppy软盘,软软的,软碟,软盘子gimp虾米,虾兵蟹将,虾仁,虾米网halt停住,停顿,停止,驻足hobble蹒跚学步,蹒跚而行,蹒跚的脚步,蹒跚学步的人bad wheel坏轮子,坏车轮,坏轮,坏轮毂flat wheel平轮,扁轮,扁平轮,扁车轮
as infeebleness
Synonyms
debility体弱多病,体弱,衰弱,体弱症decrepitude颓废,衰弱,腐朽性,衰退delicacy美味佳肴,美味,珍馐,美味的东西disease疾病,病症,病,患病enervation保养,保育,保存,保留etiolation蜕变,蚀变,黄化,蜕皮exhaustion衰竭,疲惫,疲惫不堪,竭尽所能flimsiness薄情寡义,薄弱,薄板,单薄frailness体弱,体弱多病,虚弱,脆弱frailty体弱,虚弱,体弱多病,体质inability无能力,无能,无力,无能为力inadequacy不足,不足之处,不足的地方,不够incapacity无能力,无行为能力,丧失能力,无能incompetence不称职,无能,不胜任,不合格ineffectualness无效,无效性,不有效,无效的infirmity体弱多病,体弱,虚弱的身体,虚弱insignificance微不足道,无足轻重,微不足道的,无关紧要insufficiency不足,不充分,不够用,不充足languor倦怠,慵懒,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味lassitude倦怠,倦怠症,倦怠感,懈怠malaise发热,发热症,发烧,发热病senility衰老,衰老症,老年痴呆症,老年痴呆unhealthiness不健康,不健康状况,不健康状态,不健康的weakness弱点,虚弱,弱势,虚弱性effeteness效能,功效,效力,效率infirmness虚弱,虚弱性,软弱性,虚弱感sickliness病态,病态性,病态程度,患病率

Examples

  • While arguing in favor of Measure D at a City Council hearing in 2019, she called Beiser a “lame duck.”

  • Lame-duck Congress and lame-duck president face huge challenges in the coming weeksNow Signature, which has nearly 60 percent of its portfolio tied up in commercial real estate, is bracing for the fallout.

  • We urge our leaders on both sides of the aisle to find common ground, finish the work they started, and pass additional relief measures during the lame-duck session to help the businesses, industries, and workers who continue to suffer.

  • Though it’s possible another stimulus package could come during the lame-duck session before the next Congress sits in January, some economists find it unlikely.

  • Their comments came as lawmakers prepare to return to the Capitol next week for Congress’ post-election lame duck session.

  • I have conflicting feelings of lameness and warm fuzzies: I'm only worried because I really do respect him.

  • Their "lameness" and "ineptness" and "impotence" plainly arose from disinclination alone.

  • He weakly hoped that Jack would recover from his lameness, but all know how vain is such an expectation.

  • Her lameness had been caused by paralysis, but the date of her attack was not known.

  • She possessed all her faculties till within a few hours of her death, and had only suffered a little lameness from rheumatism.

  • Erysipelas attacked the limb, and the emperor was confined to his bed for many weeks, and never recovered his lameness.

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