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单词 limb
释义
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limb1

/lɪm/
1
an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing.
(人、四足动物的)肢, 肢体; (鸟的)翼。
1.1
a large branch of a tree
(树的)大枝, 主枝。
1.2
a projecting landform such as a spur of a mountain range, or each of two or more such projections as in a forked peninsula or archipelago
突出的地貌(如山鼻子); 叉形半岛两个叉枝之一(或群岛的多个叉枝之一)。
1.3
a projecting section of a building
(建筑物的)突出部分。
1.4
a branch of a cross
十字形四个分支中的一个。
1.5
each half of an archery bow
弓把的上部(或下部)。
短语

life and limb

life and all bodily faculties
生命及全部身体机能:

a reckless disregard for life and limb.

毫不顾及他人的生死安危。

out on a limb

1
isolated
孤立的:

Aberdeen is rather out on a limb.

阿伯丁市僻处一隅, 地位孤立。

2
in or into a position where one is not joined or supported by anyone else
独立从事:

going out on a limb to support unglamorous causes.

单枪匹马支持毫无吸引力的事业。

tear someone limb from limb

violently dismember someone
残暴地肢解(某人)。
派生词

limbed

adjective

in combination long-limbed

肢体长的

limbless

adjective
词源
Old English lim (also in the sense 'organ or part of the body'), of Germanic origin.

limb2

/lɪm/
1
Astronomy the edge of the disc of a celestial object, especially the sun or moon.
【天文】(日月等天体的)边缘。
2
Botany the blade or broad part of a leaf or petal
【植】冠檐, 萼檐。
2.1
the spreading upper part of a tube-shaped flower
(管状花的)瓣片。
3
the graduated arc of a quadrant or other scientific instrument, used for measuring angles
(四分仪等科学仪器上测量角度的)分度弧。
词源
late Middle English: from French limbe or Latin limbus 'hem, border'.
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