limb
n
1 leg, arm or wing 肢(腿、 臂或翼)
I need to sit down and rest my weary limbs. 我要坐下歇歇腿.
2 main branch of a tree 樹的主枝.
3 (idm 習語) life and limb => life. out on a `limb (infml 口) isolated and vulnerable; without supporters (used esp in the expressions shown) 孤立而脆弱, 沒有支持者(尤用於以下示例)
leave sb/be/go out on a limb 棄某人於[處於/陷於]孤立無援的境地. sound in wind and limb => sound1. tear sb limb from limb => tear2.
?? 考研助記
攀登(climb)者被鐮刀(c)砍斷了 四肢
?? 擴展釋義
*[lim]n. 四肢, 枝干, 翼, 邊緣vt. 切斷...之手足【醫】 肢相關詞組: out on a limb