limbs

英 [lɪmz]

美 [lɪmz]

n.  肢; 臂; 腿; 翼; 翅膀; 有…肢(或翼、翅膀)的; (树的)大枝，主枝
limb的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 肢；臂；腿
  Yourlimbsare your arms and legs.
  1. She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.
     她将能伸展一下蜷缩的四肢，休息几个小时。
• N-COUNT 树枝
  Thelimbsof a tree are its branches.
  1. This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
     这整个快要散架的搭建物吊挂在一棵枝繁叶茂的大树的枝杈上。
• PHRASE 冒着遭受失败（或指责）的风险；处于孤立无援的境地
  If someone goesout on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other people.
  1. They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill.
     他们可以预见到要是给极具争议性的能源法案投赞成票，可能会陷入孤立。
• PHRASE 撕裂…的肢体
  If someone threatens totearyoulimb from limb, they mean that they are extremely angry with you, and may use violence against you.
  1. The police were lucky they found him before I did. I would have torn him limb from limb.
     警察很幸运，比我先找到了他。不然我真会把他大卸八块的。
• torisk life and limb→ see:life

双语例句

• We had friends and classmates with crutches or leg braces and crippled limbs.
  我们有过使用拐杖或下肢支具和支体残废的朋友及同学。
• At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.
  目前医生每天在给他按摩，帮助他恢复四肢的功能。
• I feel as if all my limbs are falling apart ( or are out of joint).
  我的胳膊腿儿像散了架似的。
• I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.
  我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。
• She was so tired, she could scarcely move her dragging limbs.
  她是那么累，疲惫的双腿简直都挪动不了啦。
• The grace and dignity were in her limbs and neck.
  她的四肢和颈部有一种优雅、庄严的神态。
• They spend several weeks each year undergoing intensive treatment which enables them to coordinate their limbs better.
  他们每年都花费几周的时间接受强化治疗，以使四肢能够更好地协调。
• ( of limbs and feet) adapted for digging.
  （肢和脚）适合挖掘。
• He fell down the stairs, giving him paraplegia of the upper limbs.
  他从楼上摔下，造成高位截瘫。
• It created a glowing centre of warmth that quickly diffused through my limbs
  它形成了一个温暖的热源，热量迅速扩散至我的四肢。