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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3978 COCA: 3643

limb

limb /ˈlɪm/ noun
plural limbs
limb
/ˈlɪm/
noun
plural limbs
Learner's definition of LIMB
[count]
: a leg or arm肢;腿;臂
: a large branch of a tree(树的)大枝,主枝
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out on a limb

: in or into a risky or dangerous position or situation处于(或进入)危险境地

risk life and limb

see 1life

tear (someone) limb from limb

: to attack or kill (someone) in a very violent way凶残地攻击(或杀害);撕裂肢体

— limbed

/ˈlɪmd/ adjective
used in combination用于合成词
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3978 COCA: 3643

limb

1 of 3

noun (1)

1
a
: one of the projecting paired appendages (such as wings) of an animal body used especially for movement and grasping but sometimes modified into sensory or sexual organs
b
: a leg or arm of a human being
combat soldiers who had lost limbs
2
: a large primary branch of a tree
3
: an active member or agent
a limb of the law
4
: extension, branch
a limb of the sea
5
: a mischievous child
limbless adjective
limby adjective

limb

2 of 3

verb

limbed; limbing; limbs

transitive verb

1
2
: to cut off the limbs of (a felled tree)

limb

3 of 3

noun (2)

1
: the outer edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body
2
: the expanded portion of an organ or structure
especially : the upper spreading portion of a corolla (as of the phlox) whose lower part consists of a tube of fused petals
Phrases
out on a limb
: in an exposed or dangerous position with little chance of retreat

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb

Middle English lim, from Old English; akin to Old Norse limr limb and perhaps to Old English lith limb

Noun (2)

Latin limbus border

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of limb was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3978 COCA: 3643
limb

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIMB | LIMB + NOUN ADJECTIVElong修長的肢體short短小的肢體slender, thin苗條的肢體;瘦的肢體flailing胡搖亂晃的肢體Two arms reached around her flailing limbs.兩隻手臂抱住了她胡亂揮舞的肢體。powerful, strong有力的/強壯的肢體bare, naked裸露的肢體broken, injured骨折的/受傷的肢體sore痠痛的肢體stiff僵硬的肢體I eased my stiff limbs into the hot bath.我小心翼翼地把僵直的腿放進熱洗澡水裏。tired, weary (especially BrE) 疲乏的肢體amputated, severed斷肢missing殘缺的肢體The missing limb did not lessen the quality of the cat's life.少了一條腿並沒有影響那隻貓的生活質量。artificial, prosthetic假肢;義肢phantom幻肢sensations felt in phantom limbs after amputation截肢後的幻肢感覺lower, upper下肢;上肢hind後肢The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.這種動物能夠用後肢站立。VERB + LIMBamputate, sever截肢;切斷肢體lose失去肢體people who have lost limbs in battle在戰鬥中失去肢體的人們stretch伸展四肢I stretched my limbs lazily as I sat up.我坐起來的時候懶懶地伸展了一下四肢。LIMB + NOUNdevelopment, growth肢體的發育/生長amputation截肢

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