| 单词 | lamé |
| 释义 | laméMaterial & textiles la·mé /ˈlɑːmeɪ $ lɑːˈmeɪ/ noun [uncountableU] TIMcloth containing gold or silver threads 有金银线的织物，金银锦缎 a gold lamé dress 金色锦缎的裙子 lame1 /leɪm/ adjectiveadj 1 INJURE a) unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak 瘸的，跛的 a lame dog 一条瘸腿的狗 go lame (=become lame) 变瘸 b) the lame [plural] people who are lame 瘸腿的人，跛子 2 BELIEVEa lame excuse or explanation is weak and difficult to believe 〔解释或借口〕无说服力的，站不住脚的 lame excuse/explanation She gave some lame excuse about missing the bus. 她找了个拙劣的借口，说是没有赶上公共汽车。 a lame attempt to deflect criticism → lamely 转移批评的一个无力的尝试 3 informal boring or not very good 乏味的；蹩脚的 SYN poor A lot of the songs on this album are a bit lame. 这张专辑有许多歌曲都不太好。 the company’s lame performance 该公司的不佳业绩 —lameness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus lame• The horse, like so many tonga horses, was lame.• The party was lame.• In Lexington's case her parents and grandparents had good hips and she is not lame.• Movement is always hard to assess at this age, but avoid any puppy who moves erratically or is obviously lame!• His suspension was as lame as O. J. Simpson getting to do counseling over the telephone for domestic abuse.• It sounded lame but I really had lost my ticket.• And while that makes him a lame duck, he still has his veto pen and his bully pulpit.• It may be desirable to spend what could otherwise be dole money on temporarily subsidizing lame ducks to ease the transition.• She's always got some lame excuse for being late.• I don't want to hear any of your lame excuses for being late. lame attempt• The door is falling off its hinges; a sheet of plastic makes a lame attempt to keep out the wind. lame2 verb [transitiveT] INJUREto make a person or animal unable to walk properly 使〔人或动物〕跛[瘸]；使残废 SYN cripple 5 The fall left him badly lamed. 那一跤摔得他走路瘸得很厉害。 n He was lamed in the accident. n Grammar Lame is usually passive. Examples from the Corpus lame• It was Crane who had been lamed and the question arose how they were to use the horses.• One had bolted having kicked and lamed one of the verderers who had tried to hold it. (1900-2000) French lame “gold or silver thread” lame1 Old English lama |
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