limb

[lim]

n.肢体, 枝干, 树枝
vt.肢解
n.边缘

n.[C]

1. 肢; 臂; 脚; 翼

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

他站起来, 伸了伸胳膊和腿。

2. 大树枝, 主枝

He cut the dead limbs off the tree.

他将树上的枯枝砍去。

3. (建筑物等的)突出部, 延伸部分

4. 分支; 执行者, 代理人

A policeman is a limb of the law.

警察是执法人员。

vt.

1. 肢解; 给……截肢

2. 从(砍倒的树上)截去树枝

The tree was felled and limbed.

树被砍倒并截去枝条。

词形变化

动词过去式: limbed | 动词过去分词: limbed | 动词现在分词: limbing | 动词第三人称单数: limbs |

词义辨析

同义:

n.肢, 翼, 翅膀

part  appendage  wing  arm  member  extremity  leg

n.苗子, 后代, 小孩

offshoot  shoot  scion  descendant  offspring  child  branch  bough

n.顽童

imp  scamp  rascal  bad boy  

英英释义

名词 limb:

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

同义词：tree branch

(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip

the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

同义词：arm, branch

补充

limblimb英:[lim] 美:[lɪm]n.1.肢He was very tall with long limbs.他个儿很高, 四肢很长。2.大树枝She sat on a limb of the tree and looked down.她坐在一根大树枝上往下看。

例句

1. He was very tall, with long limbs.他个儿很高, 四肢很长。 2. 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。 3. the tree's upper limbs树的上部大枝 4. We know we are out on a limb geographically.我们知道就地理位置而言我们处于孤立地位。 5. I think, politically, we are out on a limb at the moment.我认为我们此刻在政治上处于孤立地位。 6. They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill.他们明白投票赞成一个非常有争议的能源议案可能会让自己陷入孤立。 7. Floods leave 1m Bangladeshis out on a limb.洪水使一百万孟加拉国人孤立无援。 8. It is a great support for parents or relatives who feel they are left out on a limb.对那些感到孤立无援的父母或亲属而言, 这是一个巨大的支持。 9. 'Come out of your bed,' says Iris, 'You little limb of Satan, come out.'“起床, ”艾里斯说, “你这个小淘气, 快起床。” 10. The police were lucky they found him before I did. I would have torn him limb from limb.警察很幸运, 他们在我之前找到了他。否则, 我会把他大卸八块。 11. The tree was felled and limbed.树被伐倒并被砍去枝条。 12. a reckless disregard for life and limb.毫不顾及他人的生死安危。 13. Aberdeen is rather out on a limb.阿伯丁市僻处一隅，地位孤立。 14. going out on a limb to support unglamorous causes.单枪匹马支持毫无吸引力的事业。 15. "Many soldiers died in the battle, and many lost limbs."很多士兵在战斗中阵亡，还有很多断臂缺腿。 16. an artificial limb假肢 17. a dog with an injured limb腿受伤的狗 18. They tied a rope to one of the limbs of the maple tree.他们在那棵枫树的一根枝干上系了绳子。 19. She went out on a limb to help you. [=she took a chance; she did something that meant she could be criticized or harmed in some way]她冒险来帮助你。 20. "If you try to oppose the boss yourself, you're likely to get caught out on a limb."如果你想和老板作对，那你可能会陷入危险境地。 21. The angry mob would have torn him limb from limb if the police hadn't protected him.要不是警方保护，他或许早已被愤怒的暴民撕成碎片了。 22. a strong-limbed young man [=a young man with strong arms and legs]四肢发达的年轻人