| 单词 | lame |
| 释义 | lame lame1 —lamely, adv. —lameness, n. /laym/, adj., lamer, lamest, v. , lamed, laming, n. adj. 1. crippled or physically disabled, esp. in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty. 2. impaired or disabled through defect or injury: a lame arm. 3. weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy: a lame excuse. 4. Slang. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated. v.t. 5. to make lame or defective. n. 6. Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, esp. one who is unsophisticated. [bef. 900; ME (adj. and v.); OE lama (adj.); c. D lam, G lahm, ON lami; akin to Lith lúomas] lame2 /laym/; Fr. /lannm/, n. , pl. lames /laym/; Fr. /lannm/. Armor. any of a number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, or gauntlet. [1580-90; < MF < L lamina a thin piece or plate] |
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