Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3978
limb
肢体;臂;腿;翼
核心释义
An arm, leg, wing, or other jointed appendage of an animal, used for moving or grasping.
- 1.
用于运动的人或动物的主要附肢(如手臂、腿或翅膀)。
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- 2.
天体的视觉边缘
The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
- 3.
动物用于运动或抓握的关节附肢,如臂、腿、翼、鳍
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
- 4.
树的枝干。
A branch of a tree.
- 5.
圆或弧的刻度边缘
The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
- 6.
树干或粗枝上长出的主枝
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
- 7.
弓从握把到尖端的部分。
The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
- 8.
单瓣花冠或花瓣、萼片的边缘或上部扩展部分;叶片
The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
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太阳、月球或行星视圆面的边缘
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
- 10.
锁机制的基本部件。
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
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被视为某物的部分或成员,或附属物的事物或人。
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
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
用法In use
The bird broke its wing, a limb essential for flight.
用法提示:limb 在此指鸟的翅膀,是一种肢体。
After the accident, he lost the use of his left arm, one of his upper limbs.
用法提示:limb 在此指手臂,属于肢体。
The doctor examined the patient's limbs for any signs of swelling.
用法提示:limbs 是复数形式,指四肢。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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)。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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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