limb
noun [ C ] uk/lɪm/ us/lɪm/
(OF PERSON/ANIMAL)
肢体;树枝，树杈
an arm or leg of a person or animal
The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs). 事故受害者大多腿上都有伤。
an artificial limb 假肢
- More examples
- Amputation of the limb is really a last resort.
- Although she had to have her leg amputated, she still feels as though she's got a phantom limb.
- He risked life and limb to get the cat down from the tree.
- If it continues to bleed, you may have to apply a tourniquet to the limb.
- It is a vestigial limb.
(OF TREE)
粗树枝
a large branch of a tree
An 18-year-old student at California State University died yesterday when she was struck by a falling limb from a large oak tree. 昨天，一位18岁的加州州立大学的学生被一棵大橡树上落下的粗树枝打中身亡。
Idiom
out on a limbidiom （意见）未得到众人赞同的，孤立的
having an opinion that is different from most people's and is unpopular
She's going out on a limb in criticizing her own party leadership. 她对自己所在党的领导提出的批评并没有得到大多数人的赞同。