单词	leg
释义	legleg /lɛg/ ●●● S1 W2 noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYleg Origin: 1200-1300 Old Norse leggr Collocations COLLOCATIONS► give ... a leg up on  This new technology should give the company a leg up on their competition. Thesaurus THESAURUStime/state/part► stage a particular time or state that something reaches as it grows or develops, or a part of a process, competition, etc.:  The negotiations were reaching a critical stage. During the early stages of the disease, the patient feels normal. ► part one of the periods of an event or a longer period of time:  The early part of his life was spent in New York. ► step one of a series of actions that you do in order to deal with a problem or achieve something:  The meeting is an important first step toward peace. ► phase a separate part in a process of development or change:  Schools will receive extra funding in both phases of the plan. ► point a specific moment, time, or stage in something’s development:  The team is playing better than I thought they would at this point. ► round one of a number of events that is part of a larger organized process or event, for example a big competition:  The first round of peace talks is today. ► leg one part of a long trip or race:  The first leg of the band’s World Tour goes through northern Europe. 1BODY PART [countable] either of the two long parts of your body that your feet are joined to and that you use for walking, or a similar part on an animal or insect:  Angie broke her leg skiing. leg muscles A spider has eight legs.2FURNITURE [countable] one of the upright parts that supports a piece of furniture:  a table leg3PANTS [countable usually plural] a part of your pants or other piece of clothing that covers your leg:  Pull up your pant legs.4FOOD [countable, uncountable] the leg of an animal when eaten as food:  roast leg of lamb5TRIP/RACE ETC. [countable] a part of a long trip, race, process, etc. that is done one part at a time:  the second leg of the band’s U.S. tour► see thesaurus at stage16leg room space in which to put your legs comfortably when you are sitting in a car, aircraft, etc.:  There isn’t enough leg room for me.7a leg up an advantage over a person or group of people:  This new technology should give the company a leg up on their competition.8something is on its last legs informal used to say that something is in very bad condition and about to stop working:  Our printer is on its last legs.9not have a leg to stand on informal to be in a situation where you cannot prove or legally support what you say:  If you didn’t sign a contract, you don’t have a leg to stand on.10something has legs informal if a movie, television show, piece of news, etc. has legs, people continue to be interested in it11MATH [countable] one of the two congruent (=same length) sides of a right triangle, that meet and form an angle of 90°; or one of the two congruent sides of an isosceles triangle, that meet at the vertex (=top); or one of the two congruent sides of a trapezoid, that are not parallel[Origin: 1200–1300 Old Norse leggr] → see also break a leg! at break1 (20), -legged, peg leg, pull somebody’s leg at pull1 (18), sea legs, shake a leg at shake1 (13), stretch your legs at stretch1 (13)
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