limb

英 [lɪm]

美 [lɪm]

n.  肢; 臂; 腿; 翼; 翅膀; 有…肢(或翼、翅膀)的; (树的)大枝，主枝
vt.  割断…的四肢; 肢解; 砍树枝

复数：limbs　过去式：limbed　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3978 / COCA.3643

同义词辨析

branchlimbprong【导航词义：枝；分支】

习惯用语

n.

out on a limb
• 无人支持；孤立无援
  not supported by other people
• Are you prepared to go out on a limb (= risk doing sth that other people are not prepared to do) and make your suspicions public?
  你愿意冒险把你的疑团公开吗？
tear/rip sb limb from limb
• 猛烈攻击某人
  to attack sb very violently
risk life and limbrisk your neck
• 冒死；不惜受伤
  to risk being killed or injured in order to do sth

牛津词典

noun

• 肢；臂；腿；翼；翅膀
  an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing
  1. an artificial limb
     假肢
  2. For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.
     好一会儿她四肢都动弹不得。
• 有…肢（或翼、翅膀）的
  having the type of limbs mentioned
  1. long-limbed
     四肢细长
  2. loose-limbed
     四肢柔软灵活
• （树的）大枝，主枝
  a large branch of a tree

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 肢；臂；腿
  Yourlimbsare your arms and legs.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 树枝
  Thelimbsof a tree are its branches.
  1. This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
     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。
• PHRASE 冒着遭受失败（或指责）的风险；处于孤立无援的境地
  If someone goesout 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.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 撕裂…的肢体
  If someone threatens totearyoulimb from limb, they mean that they are extremely angry with you, and may use violence against you.
  1. 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。
• torisk life and limb→ see:life

英英释义

noun

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
  1. the arm of the record player
  2. an arm of the sea
  3. a branch of the sewer
  Synonym:armbranch
• the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
  1. the limb of the sextant
• either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
  1. the upper limb of the bow
• one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm
• (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
• any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
  Synonym:tree branch

双语例句

• Try to rest the injured limb as much as possible.
  尽量不要活动受伤的手臂。
• Coordinate with dumb bell can exercise the muscle of the upper limb and chest.
  配合使用哑铃，可同时锻炼上肢及胸部和背部肌肉。
• Viewers will remember the dashing hero, Dirk, risking life and limb to rescue Daphne from the dragons.
  观众不会忘记风度翩翩的男主角德克冒着生命危险把达芙妮从恶龙爪下救出的情形。
• Objective: To analyse the effective treatment of lower limb multiple fractures with operation.
  目的：回顾性分析复杂的同侧下肢体多发性骨折的治疗方法及疗效。
• 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。
• Practice parameters for the treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder.
  治疗不宁腿综合征和周期性肢体运动障碍的实践参数。
• Objective To study the diagnostic value of color Doppler ultrasound for the thrombosis in lower limb deep veins.
  目标研究讨论彩色多普勒超声对下肢深静脉血栓的诊断价值。
• Objective To probe into the effects of traction portage on pains in patients with lower limb fractures.
  目的探讨牵引搬运法与一般搬运法对下肢骨折病人疼痛的影响。
• Some people think that hormones can control the illness and alleviate limb pain.
  有人认为激素能控制病情发展和缓解患肢疼痛。
• This therapeutic approach can lower mortality and limb amputation rate.
  该方法有助于降低病死率和截肢率。