Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3978
limb
肢体;臂;腿;翼
An arm, leg, wing, or other jointed appendage of an animal, used for moving or grasping.
- 1.
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
用于运动的人或动物的主要附肢(如手臂、腿或翅膀)。
- 2.
The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
天体的视觉边缘
- 3.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
动物用于运动或抓握的关节附肢,如臂、腿、翼、鳍
- 4.
A branch of a tree.
树的枝干。
- 5.
The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
圆或弧的刻度边缘
- 6.
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
树干或粗枝上长出的主枝
- 7.
The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
弓从握把到尖端的部分。
- 8.
The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
单瓣花冠或花瓣、萼片的边缘或上部扩展部分;叶片
- 9.
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
太阳、月球或行星视圆面的边缘
- 10.
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
锁机制的基本部件。
- 11.
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
被视为某物的部分或成员,或附属物的事物或人。
树枝;主枝;(太阳、月球等的)视圆面边缘;天体的边缘;一部分;成员;附属物;弓臂;(圆或弧的)刻度边
In use
The bird broke its wing, a limb essential for flight.
After the accident, he lost the use of his left arm, one of his upper limbs.
The doctor examined the patient's limbs for any signs of swelling.
a [adjective] limb
形容词描述肢体状态,如 broken, injured, artificial 等。
He suffered a broken limb in the fall.
他在摔倒中遭受了肢体骨折。
the limb of [something]
表示某物的分支,常用于树木或机械。
The limb of the tree swayed in the wind.
树枝在风中摇摆。
out on a limb
固定习语,意为处于孤立无援或冒险的境地。
Connections
Collocations
- broken limb
- 骨折的肢体
- The doctor examined the patient's broken limb.医生检查了患者骨折的肢体。
- tree limb
- 树枝
- A heavy tree limb fell during the storm.暴风雨中一根粗树枝掉了下来。
- out on a limb
- 孤立无援;冒险
- He went out on a limb to defend his colleague.他冒险为同事辩护。
- lower limb
- 下肢
- She exercises her lower limbs regularly.她定期锻炼下肢。
- upper limb
- 上肢
- The injury affected his upper limb movement.受伤影响了他的上肢活动。
- phantom limb
- 幻肢
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆口诀:人'肢'树'枝'都是limb,想象一个人伸出臂(limb)去折树枝(limb)。
Context & Register
选取肢体义(臂、腿等),该词在这一义项下为中性,适用于日常对话、生物学或医学语境。注意勿与树枝义混淆。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /ɪm/ (him, dim, slim) rhyme with 'limb'. Words like climb, dumb, lamb share the silent 'b' spelling but have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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