The word "shin" refers to the front part of the leg between the knee and ankle. It can also be used as a verb to describe climbing up or down something quickly using hands and legs, often in an informal context.
The word "shin" refers to the front part of the leg between the knee and ankle. It can also be used as a verb to describe climbing up or down something quickly using hands and legs, often in an informal context.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]胫；胫部；小腿 Your shins are the front parts of your legs between your knees and your ankles.
She punched him on the nose and kicked him in the shins.
她冲他鼻子打了一拳，又在他小腿上踢了一脚。
相关词组：
shin up
Oxford
shin/ʃɪn; NAmEʃɪn/
noun
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verb
shinshinsshinnedshinningnounthe front part of the leg below the knee 胫；胫部verb(-nn-)( BrE) (NAmEshinny)PHRASAL VERBˈshin/ˈshinny up/down sth( informal) to climb up or down sth quickly, using your hands and legs 爬◆He shinned down the drainpipe and ran off.他顺着排水管爬下去跑了。shin/ʃɪn; NAmEʃɪn/
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shin1 noun
shin2 verb
shinshin1 /ʃɪn/ noun [countable]
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the front part of your leg between your knee and your foot
shin1 noun
shin2 verb
shinshin2 verb (past tense and past participle shinned, present participle shinning) [intransitive] British English
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shin up/down to climb quickly up or down a tree, pole etc by using your hands and legsSYN shinny American English: He shinned up a tree.
WDF
shin
[ʃɪn]shinned, shinning, shins
TEM8
n11865
1284
73
498
356
224
133
NOUN11338
42928
VERB49798
906
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shins[395]
胫骨(79%)，快步走(11%)，攀爬(7%)，踢或打在 ... 的胫骨上(3%)
n.胫骨
vt.爬；攀
vi.攀；快步走
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