limb
n. 肢,翼; 大樹枝; 分支; 枝幹
Your limbs are your arms and legs.
She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.
她將能伸展一下蜷縮的四肢,休息幾個小時。
The limbs of a tree are its branches.
This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
這整個快要散架的搭建物吊掛在一棵枝繁葉茂的大樹的枝杈上。
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.
They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill.
他們可以預見到要是給極具爭議性的能源法案投贊成票,可能會陷入孤立。
If someone threatens to tear you limb from limb, they mean that they are extremely angry with you, and may use violence against you.
The police were lucky they found him before I did. I would have torn him limb from limb.
警察很幸運,比我先找到了他。不然我真會把他大卸八塊的。
1. one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
2. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
3. (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
4. either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip;
5. the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles;
6. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
branch, limb, bough, shoot
這些名詞均含有"枝"之意。
life and limb
生命,性命
out on a limb
孤立的
獨立從事
tear someone limb from limb
肢解(某人)
(out) on a limb【非正式用語】
處於困境:處於危險、尷尬或易受攻擊的境地
Neurologic function score of hind limb was observed after operation.
觀察術後動物後肢神經功能評分.
Untreated diabetes can lead to blindness, loss of limb function, or death.
糖尿病未經治療會導致失明、肢體功能喪失或死亡。
It was, in my grandfather's own words, like a limb severed off.
用我外祖父的話說來就是像四肢散了架.
They have a powerful tail that they use as an extra limb.
他們有一隻他們使用如額外的四肢有力的尾部.
Diabetics are more vulnerable to heart disease, kidney failure and limb amputation among other complications.
糖尿病患者易患心臟病 、 腎功能衰竭和因其他併發症引起的截肢.