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Limb Lɪm Risk Noun Tree N N Count 可数名词

word limb
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limb

[lɪm]

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limbs[3760]
肢体(78%),树枝(13%),枝干(5%),肢解(4%)
n.肢,臂;分支;枝干
vt.切断…的手足;从…上截下树枝
n.(Limb)人名;(朝)林;(英)利姆
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/lɪ̱m/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]肢;臂;腿 Your limbs are your arms and legs.
  [usu pl]
  • 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。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]树枝 The limbs of a tree are its branches.
  [LITERARY 文]
  • 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。

3
[PHRASE 短语]冒着遭受失败(或指责)的风险;处于孤立无援的境地 If someone goes out 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.
  [PHR after v]
  • 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。

4
[PHRASE 短语]撕裂…的肢体 If someone threatens to tear you limb from limb, they mean that they are extremely angry with you, and may use violence against you.
  [V inflects]
  • 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。

5

to risk life and limb→see:
life

    Oxford
    limb / lɪm ; NAmE lɪm / noun 1 an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing 肢;臂;腿;翼;翅膀 an artificial limb 假肢 For a while, she lost the use of her limbs. 好一会儿她四肢都动弹不得。 2 -limbed ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the type of limbsmentioned 有…肢(或翼、翅膀)的 long-limbed 四肢细长的 loose-limbed 四肢柔软灵活的 3 a large branch of a tree (树的)大枝,主枝 IDIOMS out on a ˈlimb ( informal) not supported by other people 无人支持;孤立无援 Are you prepared to go out on a limb (= risk doing sth that other people are not prepared to do)and make your suspicions public? 你愿意冒险把你怀疑的事公开吗? tear/rip sb ˌlimb from ˈlimb ( often humorous) to attack sb very violently 猛烈攻击某人 more at
    risk
    v.
    limb limbs
    limb / lɪm ; NAmE lɪm /
    LDC
    limblimb /lɪm/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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    Collocations
    Phrases
    1out on a limb alone and without help or support:  All the other countries signed the agreement, leaving Britain out on a limb. He’d gone out on a limb (=taken a risk) to help us.2an arm or leg3strong-limbed/long-limbed etc having strong, long etc arms and legs4a large branch of a tree risk life and limb
    at risk2(1)
    , → tear somebody limb from limb
    at tear2(9)

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