| 单词 | limb |
| 释义 | limb 1. n. 1. any of the projecting parts of a person's or animal's body used for contact or movement. 2. a large branch of a tree. 3. a branch of a cross. 4. a spur of a mountain. 5. a clause of a sentence. Phrases and idioms out on a limb 1. isolated, stranded. 2. at a disadvantage. tear limb from limb violently dismember. with life and limb (esp. escape) without grave injury. Derivatives limbed adj. (also in comb.). limbless adj. Etymology: OE lim f. Gmc 2. n. 1. Astron. a a specified edge of the sun, moon, etc. (eastern limb; lower limb). b the graduated edge of a quadrant etc. 2. Bot. the broad part of a petal, sepal, or leaf. Etymology: F limbe or L limbus hem, border |
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