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单词 limb
释义

limb1 /lim/

noun
  1. Orig a member or organ of the body, now only an arm, leg or wing
  2. A prudish euphemism for leg
  3. A projecting part
  4. A main branch of a tree, spur of a mountain, etc
  5. A member of a body of people, as in a limb of the law
  6. An imp or mischievous child, as in a limb of Satan
transitive verb
  1. To dismember (archaic)
  2. To supply with limbs (Milton)
ORIGIN: OE lim; ON limr, Swed lem

limbed adjective

Having limbs, esp used in combination, as in long-limbed

limbˈless adjective

limbˈmeal adverb (Shakespeare)

Limb by limb

limbˈ-girdle noun

A bony arch with which a limb articulates

out on a limb

In a hazardous position on one's own (figurative)

limb2 /lim/

noun
  1. An edge or border, eg of the sun, etc
  2. The edge of a sextant, etc
  3. The free or expanded part of a floral or other leaf (botany)
ORIGIN: L limbus a border

limˈbate adjective

Bordered

limˈbous adjective

Overlapping

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