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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】

branchn. 树枝,分枝;分支
〔辨析〕
通常指树的枝条,常用于引申意义,表示组织、学科、河流、道路等的分支。
〔例证〕
branches of a river/party/tree
河的支流/党的支部/树的分枝
The bank has branches all over the country.
该银行在全国各地都有分行。
limbn. 树枝;肢,臂
〔辨析〕
指大的树枝或人、动物的肢体。
〔例证〕
four limbs of a person
人的四肢
A limb was sawed off from a tree.
树上的一根大枝条被锯了下来。
prongn. 叉子齿;方面,部分
〔辨析〕
尤指叉子等的尖头;也指攻击、论点等的某一方面。
〔例证〕
a prong of the garden fork
园艺叉子的一个齿尖
a two-prong attack
两面夹击
the third prong of the strategy
该策略的第三部分

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
          1. (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
            1. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
                Synonym:tree branch

              双语例句

              • I'll help you, but I can't get too far out on a limb.
                我会帮你的,但我不能做的过火。
              • 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。
              • Conclusion After microsurgical repair, the patients with upper limb nerves injury could recovery better if combined with rehabilitation.
                结论上肢周围神经损伤采用显微外科修复方法后,早期进行了综合康复治疗的患者恢复较好。
              • 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。
              • A muscle that extends a limb or other part.
                伸肌一块伸展肢体或其它部份的肌肉。
              • 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。
              • 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。
              • 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。
              • ET technology is a quick and non-invasive evaluating method for elasticity of lower limb arteries in T2DM patients.
                ET技术为2型糖尿病患者下肢动脉的弹性检测提供了一种快速、无创的评价方法。
              • Firstly, the lower limb topology of NAO model was analyzed, and its forward kinematics model was established.
                首先,分析了NAO模型的下肢拓扑结构,并且建立了其前向运动学模型;