| 单词 | lame |
| 释义 | lame (once / 507 pages) 1adjv 2adj 3n 4n You might describe a limping dog that's lost the use of one of its legs as lame, which means "disabled in a leg or foot." It's less common than describing injured animals as lame, but you can use this adjective to describe a limping person too. Lame is probably most often used to mean generally weak or pathetic. If your friend threw a Frisbee in your direction and it landed several feet in front of you, you might say, "What a lame throw!" WORD FAMILYlame: lamed, lamely, lameness, lamer, lames, lamest, laming+/lameness: lamenesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe Russian embassy in London tweeted a sarcastic picture of a duck with the word “lame” written on it. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) The last text message I received from Tig said, “Not lame at all xx.” The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) After several prods, the lame duck still didn’t keep up, so a helper tucked it under an arm. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj disabled in the feet or legs Syn crippled, game, gimpy, halt, halting unfit not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition 2v deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper cripple hamstring cripple by cutting the hamstring maim injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation adj pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness 3a lame argument Syn feeble weak wanting in physical strength n someone who doesn't understand what is going on 4Syn|Hyper square simple, simpleton a person lacking intelligence or common sense n a fabric interwoven with threads of metal she wore a gold lame dress Hyper cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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