limbs

英 [lɪmz]

美 [lɪmz]

n. 肢; 臂; 腿; 翼; 翅膀; 有…肢(或翼、翅膀)的; (树的)大枝，主枝
limb的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 肢；臂；腿
Yourlimbsare your arms and legs.
1. She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.
  她将能伸展一下蜷缩的四肢，休息几个小时。
N-COUNT 树枝
Thelimbsof a tree are its branches.
1. This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
  这整个快要散架的搭建物吊挂在一棵枝繁叶茂的大树的枝杈上。
PHRASE 冒着遭受失败（或指责）的风险；处于孤立无援的境地
If someone goesout on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other people.
1. They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill.
  他们可以预见到要是给极具争议性的能源法案投赞成票，可能会陷入孤立。
PHRASE 撕裂…的肢体
If someone threatens totearyoulimb from limb, they mean that they are extremely angry with you, and may use violence against you.
1. The police were lucky they found him before I did. I would have torn him limb from limb.
  警察很幸运，比我先找到了他。不然我真会把他大卸八块的。
torisk life and limb→ see:life

Untreated, leprosy can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes.
如不进行治疗，麻风可对皮肤、神经、肢体和眼睛造成渐进性的永久损害。
Right now I want to concentrate on the main limbs and their relationships to the torso.
现在我要集中于主要的四肢和他们的关系到躯干。
The limbs swell to an enormous size.
四肢肿得不得了。
I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.
我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。
Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.
病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
The grace and dignity were in her limbs and neck.
她的四肢和颈部有一种优雅、庄严的神态。
She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.
她将能伸展一下蜷缩的四肢，休息几个小时。
I feel as if all my limbs are falling apart ( or are out of joint).
我的胳膊腿儿像散了架似的。
This leaves the trunk muscles and other muscle groups with less work when balancing the limbs.
保持身体的平衡时，躯干肌肉和其他肌肉群使用较少。
They spend several weeks each year undergoing intensive treatment which enables them to coordinate their limbs better.
他们每年都花费几周的时间接受强化治疗，以使四肢能够更好地协调。