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BNC: 851 COCA: 856

leg

1 leg /ˈlɛg/ noun
plural legs
1 leg
/ˈlɛg/
noun
plural legs
Learner's definition of LEG
[count] : one of the long body parts that are used especially for standing, walking, and running
see picture at human; see also peg leg, sea legs
: an animal's leg when it is used as food(供食用的)腿肉
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : any one of the long thin parts that support a table, chair, etc.(桌、椅等的)腿
[count] : the part of a pair of pants that covers the leg(裤)腿
[count]
: a part of a journey or race一段路程;一段速度赛程
: any one of several events or games that form a competition(多场或多局比赛中的)一场,一局
legs [plural] US, informal : lasting appeal or interest(持久的)魅力,兴趣

a leg up

informal
give someone a leg up
: to hold your hands together so that someone can step into them while climbing up onto something双手托脚帮助某人上马(或攀登);助以一臂之力
: to give someone an advantage over others使某人具有优势
have a leg up : to have an advantage over others比别人更具有优势

an arm and a leg

see 1arm

break a leg

informal
used in speech to wish good luck to someone (such as a performer)祝你好运;祝你成功

get your leg over

British, informal + impolite, of a man
: to have sex with a woman与女人性交

not have a leg to stand on

: to have no support for what you think, say, or do(想法、说法、做法等)站不住脚,完全缺乏根据

on your/its last legs

informal
: very close to failure, exhaustion, or death即将报废;奄奄一息;濒临死亡

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同某人开玩笑;愚弄某人

shake a leg

informal
: to go or move quickly赶快走;迅速行动
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(久坐之后)散散步,起身活动腿脚

with your tail between your legs

see 1tail
2 leg /ˈlɛg/ verb
legs; legged; legging
2 leg
/ˈlɛg/
verb
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
BNC: 851 COCA: 856

leg

1 of 3

noun

ˈleg How to pronounce leg (audio)
 also  ˈlāg
1
: a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking: such as
a(1)
: one of the paired vertebrate limbs that in bipeds extend from the top of the thigh to the foot
(2)
: the part of such a limb between the knee and foot
b
: the back half of a hindquarter of a meat animal
c
: one of the rather generalized segmental appendages of an arthropod used in walking and crawling
2
a
: a pole or bar serving as a support or prop
the legs of a tripod
b
: a branch of a forked or jointed object
the legs of a compass
3
a
: the part of an article of clothing that covers the leg
b
: the part of the upper (as of a boot) that extends above the ankle
4
: obeisance, bow
used chiefly in the phrase to make a leg
5
: a side of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse
also : a side of an isosceles triangle that is not the base
6
a
: the course and distance sailed by a boat on a single tack
b
: a portion of a trip : stage
c
: one section of a relay race
d
: one of several events or games necessary to be won to decide a competition
won the first two legs of horse racing's Triple Crown
7
: a branch or part of an object or system
8
legs plural : long-term appeal or interest
a news story with legs
legless
ˈleg-ləs How to pronounce leg (audio)
 also  ˈlāg-
adjective
a legless chair
legless lizards
leglike adjective
or leg-like
ˈleg-ˌlīk How to pronounce leg (audio)
 also  ˈlāg-
leglike appendages

leg

2 of 3

verb

legged; legging

intransitive verb

: to use the legs in walking
especially : run

leg

3 of 3

abbreviation

1
legal
2
legato
3
legislative; legislature
Phrases
a leg to stand on
: support
especially : a basis for one's position in a controversy
on one's last legs
: at or near the end of one's resources : on the verge of failure, exhaustion, or ruin

Example Sentences

Noun He sat on a chair with his legs crossed. He leaned against the wall with his legs spread so the police could search him. She broke her leg in a skiing accident. His legs gave way under him and he fell over. We had chicken legs for dinner. Would you like some more leg of lamb? the legs of a table a chair with a broken leg See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Edwards suffered a right leg injury in the second quarter of last week's win over Hawaii. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2022 Jalen Mitchell was ruled out after being considered questionable with a lower leg injury sustained against UCF in Week 2. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022 His partner sent a satellite message requesting help, saying that Casteel had injuries on his arm and leg. Isabelle Ross, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Another man was shot Wednesday in the arm and leg and is expected to survive, police said. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 He had been shot in the head, arm, leg and the lower back, according to the affidavit. The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022 Nearly paralyzed on his left side, Mr. Page slowly regained the use of his arm and leg. Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Nearly paralyzed on his left side, Mr. Page slowly regained the use of his arm and leg. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 With squeakers in each arm and leg of these adorable animal friends, your pup will have the time of their life cuddling, chewing and playing with their new BFF. Lindsey Murray, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022
Verb
The Rangers' best skater in these playoffs netted his team-leading seventh goal to push the lead to 2-0, using his go-to leg kick before finishing through Raanta's legs. Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY, 29 May 2022 Bring your arm and leg back to the starting position. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 27 May 2022 Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 28 Feb. 2022 Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 28 Feb. 2022 Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 28 Feb. 2022 Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 28 Feb. 2022 Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 28 Feb. 2022 Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 28 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old Norse leggr

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1587, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leg was in the 13th century
BNC: 851 COCA: 856
leg

noun¹

1part of the body身體部位ADJECTIVE | ... OF LEGS | VERB + LEG | LEG + VERB | LEG + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEleft, right左腿;右腿front前腿back, hind, rear後腿lower, upper小腿;大腿an injury to his upper leg他大腿上的傷long長腿short, stumpy短腿;短粗的腿beautiful, good, shapely美腿;好看的腿;勻稱的腿muscled, muscular, powerful, strong肌肉發達的腿;強壯的腿skinny, slender, spindly, thin瘦得皮包骨的腿;苗條的腿;細長的腿;瘦腿fat胖腿bandy羅圈腿hairy多毛的腿bare光腿artificial, prosthetic, wooden假腿;木腿bad, stiff壞腿;僵硬的腿good好腿I was able to stand on my good leg.我能靠那條好腿站立。hurt, injured受傷的腿broken, fractured斷腿;骨裂的腿lame瘸腿He sat down with his lame leg outstretched.他坐了下來,伸着瘸腿。tired, weak疲憊的腿;虛弱的腿She crossed the finish line on tired legs.她拖着疲憊的雙腿越過終點線。shaky, wobbly顫抖的腿He rose to his feet on shaky legs.他站起身來,兩腿發顫。outstretched伸開的腿... OF LEGSpair兩條腿a fine pair of legs兩條美腿VERB + LEGbend彎腿brace繃緊腿He put his back against the car, braced his legs and pushed.他用背頂着汽車,繃緊雙腿,然後推了起來。straighten伸直腿cross交叉雙腿I moved the chair away from the table so I could cross my legs.我把椅子從桌邊搬開,這樣就可以翹着腿了。splay, spread叉開腿;伸開腿They made him put his hands on the police car and spread his legs.他們讓他把手放在警車上,張開雙腿。extend, stretch, stretch out伸腿;伸出腿She stretched her legs under the table.她把腿伸到桌子下面。It was good to get out of the car and stretch our legs (= walk around).從車裏出來遛達遛達真舒服。lift抬腿The dog lifted its leg against the lamp post.狗抬起腿抵在燈柱上。move動腿draw up, tuck under蜷腿She sat with her legs drawn up underneath her.她把腿蜷到屁股底下坐着。kick踢腿swing, throw擺腿;踢腿She swung her legs over the side of the bed and reached for her crutches.她在牀邊擺着腿想要去夠拐杖。entwine, tangle, wrap纏繞腿They gazed at each other, their legs entwined under the table.他們四目相對,腿在桌子下面纏在一起。break, injure使腿骨折;使腿受傷lose失去腿He lost a leg in a motorcycle accident.他在一次摩托車事故中失去了一條腿。amputate截腿She had her leg amputated below the knee.她的一條腿自膝蓋以下被截掉了。shave, wax刮腿毛;用蠟除腿毛I'm getting my legs waxed tomorrow.我打算明天用蠟除一除腿毛。LEG + VERBmove腿移動They ran together, their legs moving in unison.他們步調一致地一起跑。flail, kick腿亂踢;腿踢蹬He jumped to avoid the flailing leg of the defender.他跳起來避開防守隊員的狂踢。pump腿迅速上下擺動She started running, fat legs pumping.她開始跑,兩條胖腿上下擺動。bend腿彎曲buckle, give way腿發軟His legs buckled and he collapsed on the floor.他雙腿一軟倒在了地板上。shake, tremble腿打哆嗦dangle, hang, swing腿垂懸;腿懸吊;腿晃悠He sat with his legs dangling off the bridge.他坐在橋邊,兩腿懸盪着。ache腿疼LEG + NOUNexercise腿部運動muscle腿部肌肉cramp, injury, pains, ulcer, wound腿部痙攣;腿部傷痛;腿疼;腿部潰瘍;腿傷room (usually legroom) 腿部空間You don't get much legroom on economy class.經濟艙腿部空間不夠大。extensions腿部伸展Leg extensions use the quadriceps muscles to extend the knee.腿部伸展運動利用四頭肌伸展膝蓋。PREPOSITIONbetween the/your legs在兩腿之間The dog sloped off, its tail between its legs.狗夾着尾巴溜走了。in the leg在腿部He was shot in the leg by a sniper.他被狙擊手射中了腿部。on the/your leg在腿上I had a big bruise on my leg.我腿上淤青了一大片。on one leg用一條腿Many birds are able to stand on one leg for hours at a time.許多鳥能單腿一連站好幾個小時。PHRASESyour leg in a cast, your leg in plaster (BrE) 腿上打着石膏He was wheeled out of the hospital with his leg in a cast / in plaster.他一條腿打着石膏,坐在輪椅上被推出醫院。
leg

noun²

2of trousers/pants褲子ADJECTIVE | VERB + LEG | PHRASES ADJECTIVEpant, trouser (BrE) 褲腿VERB + LEGpull up, roll up拉起/捲起褲腿He rolled up the legs of his jeans.他捲起了牛仔褲的褲腿。roll down放下褲腿PHRASESlong in the leg, short in the leg褲腿長;褲腿短These jeans are too long in the leg.這條牛仔褲褲腿太長。
leg

noun³

3of a journey/race路程;賽程ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfirst, second, etc.第一段、第二段等旅程final, last最後一段賽程anchor(接力的)最後一棒The fastest runner often runs the anchor leg (= the last part) of a relay race.接力賽中跑得最快的選手經常跑最後一棒。outbound出境旅程PREPOSITIONon the... leg在⋯路上We were on the last leg of our journey.我們踏上了最後一段旅途。

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