Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #11787
lames
不懂状况的人；落伍者
lames is the plural of lame.
A person who is unaware of or out of touch with what is happening (slang).
俚语，含贬义。
- 1.
A thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor.
薄片；薄板。
- 2.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
不明白状况的人
- 3.
A set of joined overlapping metal plates.
重叠连接的金属片组。
- 4.
a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
织有金属线的织物
- 5.
A kitchen tool for scoring bread dough before baking.
面包划痕刀；割包刀。
面包割刀；划包刀；金银线织物；金属线织物；薄片；薄板；甲片；层叠金属甲片；叠合甲片；薄片；薄板。
In use
The designer used silver lame for the evening gown.
He’s a lame who never gets the punchline.
In the group, he was considered a lame because he always missed the point.
she wore a gold lame dress
be a lame
非正式用法，指不懂内情或跟不上情况的人。
He is such a lame.
他真是个傻瓜。
a lame (fabric)
lame 指用金属线交织的布料。
The dress is made of a lame fabric.
这条裙子是用金银线织物做的。
Connections
Collocations
- bread lame
- 面包割刀
- Use a bread lame to score the dough before baking.烘烤前用面包割刀在面团上划出纹路。
- gold lame
- 金线织物
- She wore a dress made of gold lame.她穿着一件用金线织物制成的连衣裙。
- overlapping lames
- 重叠的甲片
- The armor was made of overlapping lames, allowing the knight to move freely.这件盔甲由重叠的甲片制成，让骑士可以自由活动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 lame 的读音像 'lay'（铺设）+ m：金属薄片层层叠叠铺设成铠甲；面包割刀也在面团上划下一道道纹路。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medieval armor、metalworking、textile manufacturing、bread baking、casual conversation “lame”作名词时含义较多：在盔甲、金属工艺中常指金属薄片或叠片，在纺织中指金属线织物，在烘焙中指割包刀；此外口语里还可指不懂状况的人。专业含义多用于书面或行业语境，口语用法则比较常见于随意交谈，需要根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词重读音节均为 /eɪm/，与 lame /leɪm/ 押韵。注意：拼写相近的 lamé /lɑːˈmeɪ/（金银线织物）发音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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