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lame + noun
lame 作定语修饰名词，表示‘跛的’。
He walks with a lame leg.
他拖着一条瘸腿走路。
跛的；瘸的
lamer — comparative of lame
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
跛的；瘸的
unable to walk properly because of injury or illness
He walks with a lame leg.
他拖着一条瘸腿走路。
跛脚的；腿部残疾的
disabled in the feet or legs
可悲地缺乏力量或效力；软弱无力
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
The injured dog limped along with a lame leg.
那只受伤的狗跛着一条腿一瘸一拐地走着。
After the accident, he became permanently lame in his right foot.
事故后，他的右脚永久性跛了。
The lame horse was taken to the veterinary clinic for treatment.
那匹跛脚的马被送到兽医诊所接受治疗。
lame 作定语修饰名词，表示‘跛的’。
He walks with a lame leg.
他拖着一条瘸腿走路。
lame 作表语，说明主语处于跛状态。
The horse is lame.
这匹马是瘸的。
用 in 指明具体部位。
She is lame in her left foot.
她左脚跛了。
Not this
He is a lame.
Use this
He is lame.
lame 是形容词，不能直接作为名词使用。中文表达“他是一个瘸子”时，学习者容易误用冠词 'a'，但英文中应直接用形容词作表语。
Not this
He walks with a lame.
Use this
He walks with a limp.
表示“跛行”的名词是 limp，而 lame 是形容词，不能用作名词。中文“他走路一瘸一拐”中的“一瘸一拐”常用名词 limp。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蹩脚的借口；站不住脚的理由
He gave a lame excuse for not finishing the report.
他为没完成报告找了一个蹩脚的借口。
无聊的笑话；蹩脚的笑话
That was the lamest joke I have ever heard.
那是我听过的最无聊的笑话。
瘸腿的马
The farmer led the lame horse back to the stable.
农夫把那匹瘸腿的马牵回马厩。
变瘸；腿瘸了
One of the horses went lame during the race.
其中一匹马在比赛中腿瘸了。
无力的尝试；拙劣的尝试
She made a lame attempt to explain her behavior.
她为她的行为做了一个无力的解释。
跛脚鸭；任期将满而失去实际影响力的官员
No one wants to work for a lame duck president.
没人想为一个即将卸任、影响力减弱的总统效力。
跛脚鸭；即将卸任而权力削弱的人或机构
The governor was a lame duck in his final year, unable to push through any new legislation.
州长在任期的最后一年已是跛脚鸭，无法推动任何新立法通过。
瘸子的腿长短不齐，愚人口中的比喻也是如此。（语出《圣经·箴言》26:7）
He came up with a lame excuse for missing the meeting, and everyone knew it was just a lie.
他为了没参加会议编了一个蹩脚的借口，大家都知道那是谎言。
Use lamer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
看到 lame 想起“lame duck”跛脚鸭：腿瘸即“跛的”，软弱无力即“差劲的”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语评论事物、医疗或身体描述（较正式） 通常口语中多表示“差劲的、蹩脚的”，比较随意；用于身体残疾含义时较正式，且可能被视为冒犯，需谨慎使用。
通常用于描述人或动物因受伤或疾病而行走不便。
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