limb
n
1 leg, arm or wing 肢(腿、 臂或翼)
I need to sit down and rest my weary limbs. 我要坐下歇歇腿.
2 main branch of a tree 树的主枝.
3 (idm 习语) life and limb => life. out on a `limb (infml 口) isolated and vulnerable; without supporters (used esp in the expressions shown) 孤立而脆弱, 没有支持者(尤用於以下示例)
leave sb/be/go out on a limb 弃某人於[处於/陷於]孤立无援的境地. sound in wind and limb => sound1. tear sb limb from limb => tear2.
🎯 考研助记
攀登(climb)者被镰刀(c)砍断了 四肢
🔁 扩展释义
*[lim]n. 四肢, 枝干, 翼, 边缘vt. 切断...之手足【医】 肢相关词组: out on a limb
The killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.
屠宰野牛改变了平原的全部野生生物。野牛少了,嫩草没有牛来吃了,草就长得不粗壮。
I've got a problem and as I don't know what to do I thought I'd write to you and ask for your advice.
我有一个问题,因为我不知道该怎么办。我想我最好写信给你,征求你的意见。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.