| 单词 | lame |
| 释义 | lame adj. & v. --adj 1. disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his right leg). 2. a (of an argument, story, excuse, etc.) unconvincing; unsatisfactory; weak. b (of verse etc.) halting. --vtr. 1. make lame; disable. 2. harm permanently. Phrases and idioms lame-brain US colloq. a stupid person. lame duck 1. a disabled or weak person. 2. a defaulter on the Stock Exchange. 3. a firm etc. in financial difficulties. 4. US an official (esp. the President) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor. Derivatives lamely adv. lameness n. lamish adj. Etymology: OE lama f. Gmc |
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