
leg
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。)
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。)