dead leg
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˌded ˈleɡ/ us/ˌded ˈleɡ/
(因受伤)腿部麻木,腿部失去知觉
an injury caused by someone's knee or foot hitting the upper part of your leg and making the leg go numb (= without feeling)
The player limped off after suffering a dead leg. 那名运动员腿部受伤麻木,一瘸一拐地离开。
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- Mark Batt will play after recovering from a dead leg at Murrayfield.
- Another boy was bullying Jacob and he gave him a dead leg, kneeing him in the leg.
- The player was stamped on during the match, suffering a dead leg.
- She sustained a dead leg last week but was declared fit for Saturday.
- We treat the minor injuries such as dead legs or blisters.