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Lame Leɪm Unable Walk Leɪmnəs Properly People Excuse

The word "lame" means unable to walk properly due to leg injury, or describes something (like an excuse or argument) as weak or unconvincing.

lame (形容词)指某人因腿部损伤而无法正常行走,或形容某事物(如借口或论点)因薄弱或无效而站不住脚。

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/le͟ɪm/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]跛的;瘸的 If someone is lame, they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one or both of their legs.
  [the N]
  • He was aware that she was lame in one leg...

    他注意到她一条腿有残疾。

  • David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse went lame.

    戴维不得不退出锦标赛,因为他的马瘸了。

  • The lame are people who are lame.(总称)腿瘸者,腿残者
    • ... the wounded and the lame of the last war.

      上次战争中受伤和腿残的人

lameness
  • Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness.

    反复受伤或治疗不当可导致长期跛足。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](借口、论点、评论等)站不住脚的;蹩脚的;拙劣的 If you describe something, for example an excuse, argument, or remark, as lame, you mean that it is poor or weak.
  • He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep...

    他含含糊糊地找了个蹩脚的借口,想要解释自己为什么睡着了。

  • All our theories sound pretty lame.

    我们的理论似乎全都站不住脚。

lamely
  • 'Lovely house,' I said lamely.

    “房子真不错,”我称赞道,听上去毫无信服力。


Oxford lame / leɪm ; NAmE leɪm / adjective 1 (of people or animals 人或动物 ) unable to walk well because of an injury to the leg or foot 瘸的;跛的 2 (of an excuse, explanation, etc. 借口、解释等 ) weak and difficult to believe 站不住脚的;无说服力的 SYN
feeble
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unconvincing
lame·ness / leɪmnəs ; NAmE leɪmnəs / noun [uncountable ] The disease has left her with permanent lameness. 那场病使她永远不能直立走路了。 lame lamer lamest lames lamed laming
lame / leɪm ; NAmE leɪm / lame·ness / leɪmnəs ; NAmE leɪmnəs /
lamé / ˈlɑːmeɪ ; NAmE lɑːˈmeɪ / noun [uncountable ] a type of cloth into which gold or silver thread has been twisted 金银锦缎 lamé / ˈlɑːmeɪ ; NAmE lɑːˈmeɪ /
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lame1 adjective
lame2 verb
lamelame1 /leɪm/ adjective
Word Origin
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1 a)unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak:  a lame doggo lame (=become lame) b)the lame [plural] people who are lame2a lame excuse or explanation is weak and difficult to believelame excuse/explanation She gave some lame excuse about missing the bus. a lame attempt to deflect criticism
lamely
3informal boring or not very good SYN  poor:  A lot of the songs on this album are a bit lame. the company’s lame performancelameness noun [uncountable]
lame1 adjective
lame2 verb
lamelame2 verb [transitive]
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to make a person or animal unable to walk properly SYN  cripple:  He was lamed in the accident.GRAMMAR Lame is usually passive.
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lame

[leɪm]lamed, laming, lames级别:lamer, lamest

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Spoken:

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lamest[294]
跛足的(54%),无说服力的(25%),金属薄板(14%),使 ... 成残废(7%)
adj.跛足的;僵痛的;不完全的;无说服力的;差劲的,蹩脚的
vi.变跛
vt.使跛;使成残废

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