[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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[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。
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to risk life and limb→see:
life
;
Oxford
limb/lɪm; NAmElɪm/noun1an 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3a large branch of a tree (树的)大枝,主枝IDIOMSout 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.limblimbslimb/lɪm; NAmElɪm/
LDC
limblimb /lɪm/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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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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