英语词汇“limb”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

limb ¹

(lĭm)

1. One of the larger branches of a tree.

2. One of the jointed appendages of an animal, such as an arm, leg, wing, or flipper, used for locomotion or grasping.

3. An extension or a projecting part, as of a building or mountain range.

a. An extension or part distinguished from the main body or group: the conservative limb of the party.

b. A member or representative of a group: was arrested by a burly limb of the law.

5. Archaic An impish child.

tr.v. limbed, limb·ing, limbs

To remove the branches from.

Idiom:

(out) on a limb Informal

In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position.

[Alteration (probably influenced by LIMB²) of Middle English lim, from Old English.]

单词	limb
释义	limb ¹ (lĭm) n. 1. One of the larger branches of a tree. 2. One of the jointed appendages of an animal, such as an arm, leg, wing, or flipper, used for locomotion or grasping. 3. An extension or a projecting part, as of a building or mountain range. 4. a. An extension or part distinguished from the main body or group: the conservative limb of the party. b. A member or representative of a group: was arrested by a burly limb of the law. 5. Archaic An impish child. tr.v. limbed, limb·ing, limbs To remove the branches from. *Idiom:* *(out) on a limb* Informal In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position. [Alteration (probably influenced by LIMB²) of Middle English lim, from Old English.]
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