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Leg Informal Long Part Stand N Count 可数名词 Countable

The word "leg" can refer to a limb for standing/walking, part of trousers, a piece of meat, or a furniture support. It also means a stage of a journey or sports competition. Idioms include "leg it" (run quickly) and "on its last legs" (failing).

The word "leg" refers to a limb used for standing or walking, a part of trousers, a piece of meat from an animal's limb, or a supporting part of furniture. It can also denote a stage of a journey or a part of a sports competition. Idiomatically, "leg it" means to run quickly, and "on its last legs" means failing or ending.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词] A person or animal's legs are the long parts of their body that they use to stand on.
  [usu poss N]
  • He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.

    他用手杖轻敲着腿。

-legged
  • Her name was Sheila, a long-legged blonde.

    她叫希拉,是一位长腿的金发女郎。

  • ...a large four-legged animal.

    大型四足动物

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](裤)腿 The legs of a pair of trousers are the parts that cover your legs.
  [usu pl]
  • He moved on through wet grass that soaked his trouser legs.

    他继续前行,穿过湿漉漉的草地,裤腿全湿透了。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词](供食用动物的)腿肉 A leg of lamb, pork, chicken, or other meat is a piece of meat that consists of the animal's or bird's leg, especially the thigh.
  [n N]
  • ...a chicken leg.

    鸡腿

  • ...a leg of mutton.

    羊腿

4
[N-COUNT 可数名词](桌、椅等家具的)腿,脚 The legs of a table, chair, or other piece of furniture are the parts that rest on the floor and support the furniture's weight.
  [usu with supp]
  • His ankles were tied to the legs of the chair...

    他的脚脖子被绑在椅腿上。

  • The teak table has fluted legs.

    这张柚木桌子的桌腿有凹槽纹饰。

-legged
  • ...a three-legged stool.

    三脚凳

  • ...an ancient Guatemalan bow-legged table.

    古老的危地马拉弯腿桌

5
[N-COUNT 可数名词]一段路程;一段旅程 A leg of a long journey is one part of it, usually between two points where you stop.
  [usu ord N]
  • The first leg of the journey was by boat to Lake Naivasha in Kenya.

    行程的首段是乘船到肯尼亚的奈瓦沙湖。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](系列赛中的)一场,一轮,一段 A leg of a sports competition is one of a series of games that are played to find an overall winner.
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • The first round of the cup was decided over two legs...

    杯赛的首轮以两场分胜负。

  • They will televise both legs of Leeds' European Cup clash with Rangers.

    欧洲杯利兹联队与流浪者队的两场争夺战都将进行电视转播。

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[PHRASE 短语]快跑;(尤指)逃开 If you leg it, you run very quickly, usually in order to escape from someone.
  [V inflects]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • We saw some kids shinning up a drainpipe before legging it clutching a TV and hi-fi...

    我们看见几个年轻人爬上了排水管,后来就见他们提着一台电视机和音响跑掉了。

  • He was now to be seen legging it across the field.

    现在可以看到他快步跑过田地。

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[PHRASE 短语]大势已去;玩儿完;没戏 If you say that something or someone is on their last legs, you mean that the period of time when they were successful or strong is ending.
  [usu v-link PHR]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • This relationship is on its last legs.

    这段关系已经快玩儿完了。

9
[PHRASE 短语]戏弄;捉弄 If you are pulling someone's leg, you are teasing them by telling them something shocking or worrying as a joke.
  [V inflects]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg.

    我当然不会告诉他们啦。我跟你开玩笑的。

10
[PHRASE 短语]能够证实/无法证实;站得住脚/站不住脚 If you say that someone does not have a leg to stand on, or hasn't got a leg to stand on, you mean that a statement or claim they have made cannot be justified or proved.
  [with brd-neg]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • It's only my word against his, I know. So I don't have a leg to stand on.

    现在是我和他各说各的,这我知道。所以我的话无法证实。

11
[PHRASE 短语]有持久力;有潜力 If an idea, plan, or activity has legs, it is likely to continue or succeed.
  [V inflects]
  • The American economy still has legs.

    美国经济仍可持续发展。

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an arm and a leg→see:
arm
; with your tail between your legs→see:
tail

    Oxford leg / leɡ ; NAmE leɡ /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    leg legs legged legging
    noun part of body 身体部位 1 [countable ] one of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body I broke my leg playing football. 我的腿踢足球时骨折了。 How many legs does a centipede have? 蜈蚣有多少条腿? front/back legs 前腿;后腿 forelegs/hind legs 前腿;后腿 a wooden leg 木假腿 collocationsat
    physical
    see also
    bow legs
    ,
    daddy-long-legs
    , inside leg ,
    leggy
    ,
    legroom
    ,
    peg leg
    ,
    sea legs
    meat 食用肉 2 [countable ,  uncountable ] the legof an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten (尤指供食用的)动物的腿,腿肉 frogs' legs 青蛙腿 chicken legs 鸡腿 legof sth roast leg of lamb 烤羊腿 of trousers/pants 裤子 3 [countable ] the part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers the leg 裤腿 a trouser/pant leg 一只裤腿 These jeans are too long in the leg. 这条牛仔裤的裤腿太长。 of table/chair 桌椅 4 [countable ] one of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table, chair, etc. that support it (桌椅等的)腿 a chair leg 椅子腿 -legged 有…腿 5 / ˈleɡɪd ; NAmE ˈleɡɪd / / leɡd ; NAmE leɡd / ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the number or type of legsmentioned 有…腿的 a three-legged stool 三条腿的凳子 a long-legged insect 长腿昆虫 HELP  When -leggedis used with numbers, it is nearly always pronounced /ˈleɡɪd /; in other adjectives it can be pronounced /ˈleɡɪd / or /leɡd / . * -legged 与数字连用几乎总是读作 /ˈleɡɪd / ;构成其他形容词时可读作 /ˈleɡɪd / /leɡd / see also
    cross-legged
    of journey/race 行程;赛跑 6 [countable ] leg(of sth) one part of a journey or race 一段路程(或赛程) SYN
    section
    ,
    stage
    sports game 体育比赛 7 [countable ] ( BrE) one of a pair of matches played between the same opponents in a sports competition, which together form a single round (= stage)of the competition (相同对手间两回合比赛的)回合 IDIOMS break a ˈleg! ( informal) used to wish sb good luck (表示良好祝愿)祝你好运! get your ˈleg over ( BrE) ( informal) to have sex 性交 have ˈlegs ( informal) if you say that a news story, etc. has legs,you mean that people will continue to be interested in it for a long time (新闻报道等)会长期受到关注 not have a ˌleg to ˈstand on ( informal) to be in a position where you are unable to prove sth or explain why sth is reasonable 无法证实;无法解释(理由);站不住脚 Without written evidence, we don't have a leg to stand on. 我们没有书面证据就站不住脚。 more at
    arm
    n.
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    fast
    adv.
    ,
    last
    1 det.
    ,
    pull
    v.
    ,
    shake
    v.
    ,
    stretch
    v.
    ,
    tail
    n.
    ,
    talk
    v.
    see also
    leg-up
    verb ( -gg- ) IDIOM ˈleg it ( informal) ( especially BrE) to run, especially in order to escape from sb 跑;(尤指)逃跑 We saw the police coming and legged it down the road. 我们看见警察来了就顺着马路逃跑了。 leg / leɡ ; NAmE leɡ /
    LDC
    leg1 noun
    leg2 verb
    legleg1 /leɡ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
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    1leg (3)body part [countable] one of the long parts of your body that your feet are joined to, or a similar part on an animal or insect:  a young boy with skinny legs She fell and broke her leg.four-legged/long-legged etc four-legged animals2meat [countable, uncountable] the leg of an animal when it is cooked and eaten as food:  roast leg of lamb3furniture [countable] one of the upright parts that support a piece of furniture:  One of the legs on the table was a bit wobbly. a chair leg a three-legged stool4clothing [countable] the part of your trousers that covers your leg:  The legs of my jeans were covered in mud. He rolled up his trouser legs and waded out into the stream.5journey/race [countable] one part of a long journey or raceleg of the final leg of the Tour de France6sport [countable] British English one of the series of games in a football competition played between two teams:  Leeds will have to win the second leg if they are to go forward to the finals.7not have a leg to stand on informal to be in a situation where you cannot prove or legally support what you say:  If you didn’t sign a contract, you won’t have a leg to stand on.8get your leg over British English informal not polite to have sex with someone9have legs American English informal if a piece of news has legs, people continue to be interested in it and talk about it on its last legs
    at last1(9)
    , → on your last legs
    at last1(8)
    , → pull somebody’s leg
    at pull1(11)
    , → leg-pull
    , leg-up
    , peg leg
    , sea legs
    , → shake a leg
    at shake1(9)
    , → show a leg
    at show1(24)
    , → stretch your legs
    at stretch1(7)
    leg1 noun
    leg2 verb
    legleg2 verb (past tense and past participle legged, present participle legging)
    Verb Table
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    leg it British English informal to run in order to escape from someone or something:  We saw him coming, and legged it out of the house.
    WDF

    leg

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    legged[343] legs[51071]
    腿(99%),用脚走路(1%)
    n.腿;支柱

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