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the foreleg(s) of [animal]
指动物的两条前腿时常用复数形式 forelegs。
The forelegs of a horse are longer than its hind legs.
马的前腿比它的后腿长。
前腿；前脚
forelegs — plural of foreleg
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
前腿；前脚
a front leg of a four-legged animal
The forelegs of a horse are longer than its hind legs.
马的前腿比它的后腿长。
四足动物(如马)或多足动物(如多数昆虫)前部的两条腿之一,也指家具的前腿。
Either of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal such as a horse, or towards the front of a many-legged animal such as most insects, or of a piece of furniture, etc.
四足动物的前肢
the forelimb of a quadruped
The dog lifted its foreleg when it felt pain.
那条狗感到疼痛时抬起了前腿。
A horse uses its strong forelegs to jump over fences.
马用强壮的前腿跳过栅栏。
The cat's foreleg was injured, so she couldn't run fast.
那只猫的前腿受伤了，所以她不能跑得快。
指动物的两条前腿时常用复数形式 forelegs。
The forelegs of a horse are longer than its hind legs.
马的前腿比它的后腿长。
也可以用所属结构，如 its forelegs。
The dog's foreleg was injured in the accident.
这条狗的前腿在事故中受了伤。
Not this
The chair has a broken foreleg.
Use this
The chair has a broken front leg.
foreleg 仅指四足动物的前腿，不用于家具；椅子的腿应用 front leg 或 leg。
Not this
He injured his foreleg during the game.
Use this
He injured his leg during the game.
foreleg 特指四足动物的前腿，不能指人的腿；人的腿直接说 leg。
Not this
A dog has four forelegs.
Use this
A dog has four legs.
foreleg 仅指两条前腿（与 hind legs 相对），four forelegs 在逻辑上不成立；要说四腿应用 four legs。
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前腿骨折
The vet treated the dog's broken foreleg.
兽医治疗了狗的前腿骨折。
前腿受伤
A foreleg injury kept the horse out of the race.
前腿受伤使这匹马无法参赛。
抬起前腿
The bear raised its foreleg to smell the air.
熊抬起前腿嗅空气。
前腿和后腿
This dog's forelegs and hind legs are equal in length.
这只狗的前腿和后腿长度相等。
前腿骨
The fossil foreleg bones tell us how the animal moved.
这些前腿骨化石让我们了解这种动物如何移动。
Use forelegs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
用 fore-（前）+ leg（腿）联想：动物“前腿”一抬，就是 foreleg。
语域：neutral 常见场景：biology textbooks、veterinary contexts、animal encyclopedias 通常用于指四足动物的前腿，属于普通中性词汇；多用于动物科普、兽医或生物学语境，在日常生活里也会自然使用。
这些词都以 -leg 拼写结尾，且末尾音节都读 /lɛɡ/。但 foreleg 的重音在第一个音节 /ˈfɒː/，不是像 leg 那样重读 /lɛɡ/，所以它们并不与 foreleg 严格押韵。注意：拼写相近不表示读音相同，比较时应以音标和重音为准。
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