plural legs
plural legs
Learner's definition of LEG
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[count] : one of the long body parts that are used especially for standing, walking, and running腿 -
He sat on a chair with his legs crossed.他坐在椅子上,跷着二郎腿。
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He leaned against the wall with his legs spread so the police could search him.他靠着牆,雙腿分開,好讓警察搜身。
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She broke her leg in a skiing accident.她在一次滑雪事故中摔斷了腿。
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His legs gave way under him and he fell over.他的腿一軟,整個人跌倒在地。
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a wooden/artificial leg木質/人造假腿
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the dog's front/back/hind legs狗的前腿/後腿
— see picture at human; see also peg leg, sea legs 2
: an animal's leg when it is used as food(供食用的)腿肉 [count]
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[count] : any one of the long thin parts that support a table, chair, etc.(桌、椅等的)腿 4
[count] : the part of a pair of pants that covers the leg(褲)腿 5 [count]
a : a part of a journey or race一段路程;一段速度賽程 b : any one of several events or games that form a competition(多場或多局比賽中的)一場,一局 6
legs [plural] US, informal : lasting appeal or interest(持久的)魅力,興趣
a leg up
informal 1 give someone a leg up
a : to hold your hands together so that someone can step into them while climbing up onto something雙手托腳幫助某人上馬(或攀登);助以一臂之力 b : to give someone an advantage over others使某人具有優勢 2
have a leg up : to have an advantage over others比别人更具有優勢
an arm and a leg
— see 1arm
break a leg
informal
— used in speech to wish good luck to someone (such as a performer)祝你好運;祝你成功
get your leg over
British, informal + impolite, of a man
: to have sex with a woman與女人性交
not have a leg to stand on
: to have no support for what you think, say, or do(想法、說法、做法等)站不住腳,完全缺乏根據
on your/its last legs
informal
: very close to failure, exhaustion, or death即將報廢;奄奄一息;瀕臨死亡 -
The company is on its last legs.這家公司瀕臨倒閉。
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He was on his last legs, but he managed to finish the race.他的體力已快耗盡,但仍堅持跑完了比賽。
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an old tree that is on its last legs [=that is dying and will not last much longer]瀕臨枯死的老樹
pull someone's leg
informal
: to make someone believe something that is not true as a joke : to trick or lie to someone in a playful way同某人開玩笑;愚弄某人 -
I panicked when he said the test was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just pulling my leg.聽他說考試是在明天時我驚慌失措,但接着我便意識到他只是在耍我。
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When I got mad, she finally admitted that she was pulling my leg.見我火冒三丈,她才終於承認剛才只是開玩笑。
shake a leg
informal
: to go or move quickly趕快走;迅速行動 —
often used as a command常用作命令
stretch your legs
informal
: to stand up and walk especially after sitting for a long period of time(久坐之後)散散步,起身活動腿腳
with your tail between your legs
— see 1tail 2 leg /ˈlɛg/ verb
legs; legged; legging
legs; legged; legging
Learner's definition of LEG
leg it
chiefly British, informal
: to run fast especially in order to get away from someone or something快跑;(尤指)逃跑
leg out
[phrasal verb] leg out (a hit) also leg (a hit) out baseball, informal
: to successfully complete (a hit) by running fast快跑完成安打