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单词 limb
释义
limb
lɪm lɪm
Word forms: plural limbs
1 N-COUNT [usually plural] 肢;臂;腿 Your limbs are your arms and legs. 肢;臂;腿
  • She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.

    她将能伸展一下蜷缩的四肢,休息几个小时。

2 N-COUNT 树枝 The limbs of a tree are its branches. 树枝 [literary]
  • This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree. [+ of]

    这整个快要散架的搭建物吊挂在一棵枝繁叶茂的大树的枝杈上。

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
  • 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
  • The police were lucky they found him before I did. I would have torn him limb from limb.

    警察很幸运,比我先找到了他。不然我真会把他大卸八块的。

5 to risk life and limb→see: life 
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