1 N-COUNT [usually plural] 肢;臂;腿 Your limbs are your arms and legs. 肢;臂;腿
2 N-COUNT 树枝 The limbs of a tree are its branches. 树枝 [literary]
SYN branch, spur, projection, offshoot
3 PHRASE 冒着遭受失败(或指责)的风险;处于孤立无援的境地 If someone goes out on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other people. 冒着遭受失败(或指责)的风险;处于孤立无援的境地
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They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill.
他们可以预见到要是给极具争议性的能源法案投赞成票,可能会陷入孤立。
SYN independently, separately, in a dangerous position, sticking your neck out [informal]
4 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 撕裂…的肢体 If someone threatens to tear you limb from limb, they mean that they are extremely angry with you, and may use violence against you. 撕裂…的肢体
5 to risk life and limb→see: life
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