limply
limply — 副詞
1. in a relaxed or loose way that shows a lack of strength, energy, or tension — fo
無力地
軟弱無力地;鬆弛地
in a relaxed or loose way that shows a lack of strength, energy, or tension — for example, when a person's arm falls to their side because they are too tired to hold it up, or when a piece of cloth hangs without any firmness or shape
Her hair hung limply around her face in the humid weather.
她的頭髮在潮濕的天氣中無力地垂在臉龐四周。
collocation: hang limply
The injured bird's wing drooped limply at its side.
那隻受傷鳥兒的翅膀無力地垂在身旁。
collocation: droop limply
After running ten kilometres, Diego collapsed limply onto the grass.
跑了十公里後,Diego 無力地倒在草地上。
The flag on the pole hung limply because there was no wind.
旗杆上的旗幟因為沒有風而無力地垂掛著。
collocation: hang limply
The old man's hand dropped limply back onto the bed when he tried to lift it.
老先生試圖抬起手,但手又無力地落回床上。
collocation: drop limply
- hang limply
- droop limply
- fall limply
- lie limply
- drop limply
- dangle limply
- flop limply
- weakly
more general term; can describe lack of physical strength or force in any action
- feebly
suggests weakness caused by illness, age, or exhaustion; stronger connotation of frailty
- lifelessly
emphasises a complete lack of energy or vitality, as if something has no life in it
- stiffly
opposite of limp or relaxed; describes something held rigid and tight
- firmly
suggests strength and solidness rather than looseness
- energetically
opposite of the 'lacking energy' meaning of limply