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leg

UK /leɡ/US /leɡ/

词源

源自中古英语 'legge',可能来自古诺尔斯语 'leggr',意为腿或肢体。

noun

❶ 人或动物身体的一部分,用于支撑身体和行走,通常指从臀部到脚踝的部分。

“He broke his leg while playing football.”

(他在踢足球时摔断了腿。)

“The dog has a white patch on its front leg.”

(这只狗的前腿上有一块白色的斑纹。)

❶ 物体或家具的支撑部分,类似于人或动物的腿。

“The table leg was wobbly and needed fixing.”

(桌腿不稳,需要修理。)

“She accidentally kicked the chair leg.”

(她不小心踢到了椅子腿。)

❶ 旅程或比赛的某一段,通常指其中的一部分行程或赛程。

“The final leg of the race was the most challenging.”

(比赛的最后一程是最具挑战性的。)

“We completed the first leg of our trip in two days.”

(我们在两天内完成了旅行的第一段行程。)

同义词:limb, appendage, support, stage, segment

常见短语

pull someone's leg — 开玩笑或戏弄某人,不是真的想欺骗对方。

“Don't worry, I was just pulling your leg about the test.”

(别担心,关于考试的事我只是在跟你开玩笑。)

on its last legs — 形容某物非常老旧或几乎无法继续使用,接近报废状态。

“My old car is on its last legs and needs to be replaced.”

(我的旧车已经快不行了,需要换新的。)

stretch one's legs — 活动身体,尤指长时间坐着或不动后起来走动。

“After the long flight, we needed to stretch our legs.”

(长途飞行后,我们需要活动一下腿脚。)