| 单词 | limb |
| 释义 | limb (lɪm ) Word forms: limbs 1. countable noun [usually plural] Your limbs are your arms and legs. She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours. 2. countable noun The limbs of a tree are its branches. [literary] This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree. [+ of] Synonyms: branch, spur, projection, offshoot 3. out on a limb phrase If someone goes out 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. They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill. Synonyms: independently, separately, in a dangerous position, sticking your neck out [informal] 4. tear sb limb from limb phrase [VERB inflects] If someone threatens to tear you limb from limb, they mean that they are extremely angry with you, and may use violence against you. The police were lucky they found him before I did. I would have torn him limb from limb. 5. to risk life and limb phrase If someone risks life and limb, they do something very dangerous that may cause them to die or be seriously injured. Viewers will remember the dashing hero, Dirk, risking life and limb to rescue Daphne from the dragons. Idioms: risk life and limb to do something very dangerous that may cause you to die or be seriously injured He is not prepared to risk life and limb on this dangerous track to clinch the title. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers out on a limb in a position of weakness without any help or support No company wants to be the first to put its rates up. The companies who have tried have found themselves out on a limb. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers tear someone limb from limb if someone threatens to tear you limb from limb, they are extremely angry with you and threaten you with violence Police were lucky they found him before I did because they would have been arresting me. I would have torn him limb from limb. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go out on a limb to do something risky or extreme, which puts you in a position of weakness It seems to me that you would prefer to stay in your present situation rather than go out on a limb and try something completely new. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: long limbs She's a magnetic presence: all luxurious long limbs and dark-eyed drama, underscored with a disarming awkwardness. Times, Sunday Times There's quite a stretch to the handlebars, even for my long limbs. The Sun There was little nuance or colouring in the phrasing and musicality of her wild long limbs; she was physically animated without being especially engaging. Times, Sunday Times With long limbs and big, powerful hands, she's an imposing presence between the posts. Times, Sunday Times Detractors consider her long limbs and flexibility more suited to gymnastics. Times, Sunday Times Then they are strong enough to recuperate and master a prosthetic limb, which requires health and energy. Times, Sunday Times He fooled the guard who fitted his tag by wrapping his prosthetic limb in a bandage. Times, Sunday Times She has a prosthetic limb after being born without a left forearm. The Sun He will be fitted with a prosthetic limb. Times, Sunday Times He doesn't wear the prosthetic limb and manoeuvres slowly, using his stump in place of a hand to secure the bun. Times, Sunday Times Scientists are trying to develop robotic limbs that can be operated by signals from the brain. Times, Sunday Times It has been shown to interact with neurons, enabling robotic limbs. Times, Sunday Times Recently, robotic limbs have improved in their ability to take signals from the human brain and translate those signals into motion in the artificial limb. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We now have the tech to read and transmit brain wave patterns to move robotic limbs, lets transfer this to a wave manipulator and induce a sleep state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But his attempted rescue became more trouble when he hit a tree limb. Houston Chronicle One car was struck by a broken tree limb during the event. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He found her hanging on a tree limb. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An additional tree limb that was more than twenty feet long was attached to the real tree to give it a more menacing feel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tony, immediately sulky, also notices that the infant carrier seat in the back had been impaled by a tree limb in the crash. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 四肢 Japanese: 手足 |
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