limbs

英 [lɪmz]

美 [lɪmz]

n.  肢; 臂; 腿; 翼; 翅膀; 有…肢(或翼、翅膀)的; (树的)大枝，主枝
limb的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 肢；臂；腿
  Yourlimbsare your arms and legs.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 树枝
  Thelimbsof a tree are its branches.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 冒着遭受失败（或指责）的风险；处于孤立无援的境地
  If someone goesout 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.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 撕裂…的肢体
  If someone threatens totearyoulimb from limb, they mean that they are extremely angry with you, and may use violence against you.
  1. 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。
• torisk life and limb→ see:life

双语例句

• Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
  她的四肢非常纤细，几乎是透明的。
• Right now I want to concentrate on the main limbs and their relationships to the torso.
  现在我要集中于主要的四肢和他们的关系到躯干。
• Devastating injuries on human limbs.
  对人类肢体产生破坏性的伤害。
• They spend several weeks each year undergoing intensive treatment which enables them to coordinate their limbs better.
  他们每年都花费几周的时间接受强化治疗，以使四肢能够更好地协调。
• He stood up and stretched his limbs.
  他站起来，伸了伸胳膊和腿。
• The numbness in the lower limbs is likely related to it which is a complication of spinal cord injury.
  下肢的麻木感也与痉挛有关，是属于脊髓损伤后的常见并发症。
• He saw a big pool of blood and several severed limbs.
  他看到了一个血池和四处散落的断肢。
• The limbs swell to an enormous size.
  四肢肿得不得了。
• Go out and stretch your limbs.
  出去活动活动。
• At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.
  目前医生每天在给他按摩，帮助他恢复四肢的功能。