lame
adj
1 unable to walk normally because of an injury or defect 瘸的; 跛的
The accident made him lame in the left leg. 出事後他的左腿瘸了.
Halfway through the race the horse went lame. 那匹馬賽跑中途跛了腿.
2 (of an excuse or argument) weak and unconvincing (指藉口或論據)蹩腳的, 軟弱無力的, 無說服力的.
3 (idm 習語) help a lame dog over a stile => help1. a ,lame `duck
(a) person, organization or thing that is in difficulties and unable to manage without help 處於困境無法自理的人、 組織或事物
The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks. 政府不應浪費資金去扶持那些無望的企業.
(b) (esp US) elected official in his final period of office (任期將滿的)官員
[attrib 作定語]
a ,lame duck `President 即將卸任的總統. lame, v [Tn] make (a person or an animal) lame; disable 使(人或動物)跛, 瘸; 使殘廢
lamed in a riding accident 騎馬摔瘸了腿.
lame n [U]
fabric in which gold or silver thread is interwoven with silk, wool or cotton (絲、 毛、 棉與金線或銀線的)交織錦緞
[attrib 作定語]
a silver lame evening gown 銀光緞女裝晚禮服.