legs
legs — 名詞
1. the two long body parts that people and many animals stand and walk on, reaching
腿
人或動物用來站立、行走的下肢
the two long body parts that people and many animals stand and walk on, reaching from the hips down to the feet
After hiking up the steep hill, Dario could barely feel his legs.
走完那條陡坡之後，Dario 幾乎感覺不到自己的腿。
subject + can barely feel + POSS legs
Adaeze stretched her legs under the kitchen table while the kettle boiled.
Adaeze 在廚房餐桌底下把腿伸直，等水壺燒開。
stretch + POSS legs (relaxation)
The newborn calf wobbled on its thin legs for the first few minutes.
剛出生的小牛起初幾分鐘，搖搖晃晃地站在細細的腿上。
Padma crossed her legs and waited quietly outside the principal's office.
Padma 在校長室外蹺著腿，安靜地等候。
Grandma's long walks on the riverside path kept her legs strong well into her eighties.
奶奶常在河邊小路長距離散步，讓她的腿一直到八十多歲都還很強壯。
- limbs
general term covering arms and legs together
- lower limbs
anatomical or medical register
文法句型
two legs
[POSS] legs
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural; the singular 'leg' refers to a single limb but daily descriptions of a person's lower body default to 'legs'.
常見錯誤
2. the two tube-shaped sections of trousers, shorts, or similar clothing that cover
褲管
褲子或短褲包住下肢的部分
the two tube-shaped sections of trousers, shorts, or similar clothing that cover each lower limb
Ignacio rolled up the legs of his jeans before stepping into the shallow river.
Ignacio 在踏進淺水溪之前，把牛仔褲的褲管捲了起來。
roll up + the legs of + garment
The legs of these wide trousers flap noisily whenever the wind picks up.
這條寬褲的褲管，只要起風就會啪啪作響。
the legs of + clothing subject
Mira shortened the legs of the school uniform pants by about three centimetres.
Mira 把學校制服長褲的褲管改短了大約三公分。
Mud splattered the legs of Owen's white painter overalls during the storm.
暴風雨中，泥水濺到了 Owen 那件白色油漆工作褲的褲管上。
- trouser legs
explicit compound, less ambiguous out of context
- pant legs
American everyday word
文法句型
the legs of [garment]
用法筆記
Always plural when the garment has two leg openings (trousers, jeans, shorts). For a single sock or boot, use 'leg' or 'shaft'.
3. the upright pieces under a piece of furniture or other object that hold it up of
腳；支柱
撐起家具或物件的直立部分
the upright pieces under a piece of furniture or other object that hold it up off the floor
One of the legs of the wooden chair had snapped during the move.
那把木椅有一隻腳在搬家途中斷掉了。
one of the legs of + furniture
Kofi screwed the four legs onto the new dining table by himself.
Kofi 自己一個人把四隻腳鎖到新的餐桌上。
screw on + the legs (assembly verb)
The metal legs of the easel kept slipping on the polished gallery floor.
畫架的金屬腳，在打磨過的畫廊地板上一直滑來滑去。
Felipe wrapped felt pads around the legs of the piano to protect the floor.
Felipe 在鋼琴的腳上包了氈墊，以保護地板。
文法句型
the legs of [object]
[number] legs
用法筆記
Use 'leg' (singular) when one specific support is in focus; switch to 'legs' for the whole set or when counting (three legs, four legs).
4. the separate sections that together make up a long trip, a race, or a sports tou
賽段；行程段
長途旅行、比賽或巡迴的一段
the separate sections that together make up a long trip, a race, or a sports tournament — each one starting and ending at a different point
The Tokyo-to-Sydney flight was split into two legs, with a short stop in Manila.
從東京飛雪梨的航程分成兩段，中間在馬尼拉短暫停留。
split into + [number] legs
Élise ran the final leg of the relay and crossed the line a metre ahead.
Élise 跑接力賽最後一棒，領先一公尺率先衝線。
the final leg of + the relay
The Asian legs of the band's world tour sold out within three hours.
那支樂團世界巡迴的亞洲場次，三小時內就賣光了。
Kian planned the road trip carefully so each leg would last under six hours.
Kian 仔細安排這趟公路之旅，讓每一段都不超過六小時。
Bad weather forced the sailors to cut short the second leg of the race.
壞天氣迫使選手們縮短了比賽的第二段賽程。
文法句型
the [ordinal] leg of [event]
[number] legs
用法筆記
Subject is usually a journey, tour, race, or multi-round competition. Often paired with an ordinal (first leg, final leg) or a region label (European leg, home leg).
常見錯誤
5. in cricket, the half of the field that lies behind a right-handed batter's heels
腿側
板球場上打者腳跟方那一側
in cricket, the half of the field that lies behind a right-handed batter's heels — or behind a left-handed batter's toes — when they stand ready to face the bowler
Asher flicked the ball off his hip and sent it racing through the leg side for four.
Asher 用髖部把球輕輕一撥，球穿過腿側，跑出了四分。
through the leg side (cricket scoring)
The captain pushed two extra fielders to leg after the batter kept hitting that direction.
打者一直把球打向那邊，隊長就把兩個守備員調到腿側。
push fielders to leg (field placement)
Sahil was caught at deep square leg by a brilliant running catch.
Sahil 在深方塊腿位被一個漂亮的奔跑接殺出局。
The bowler kept attacking the stumps from around the wicket, denying any easy runs to leg.
投手繞過三柱，一直攻擊三柱門，不讓對方輕鬆把球打向腿側得分。
- off side
the opposite half of the cricket field
文法句型
on the leg side
to leg
用法筆記
Cricket jargon: 'on the leg side' or 'to leg' is the standard phrasing. Distinguish from sense 1: this never refers to anatomy, only the field half opposite the 'off side'.
6. the quality that lets a story, a product, or a piece of entertainment keep drawi
後勁；持久度
故事或作品能長期吸引人的特質
the quality that lets a story, a product, or a piece of entertainment keep drawing audience interest long after it first appears
Critics agreed the indie film had legs and would stay in cinemas for months.
影評一致認為這部獨立電影有後勁，會在戲院上映好幾個月。
have legs (sustained popularity)
The corruption scandal turned out to have real legs and dominated news for an entire year.
那樁貪汙醜聞後來真的很有後勁，主導了整整一年的新聞。
have real legs (ongoing news story)
Haruto's startup idea had legs because more people wanted lessons every month.
Haruto 的創業點子有後勁，因為每個月都有更多人想上課。
Few pop songs from that decade still have legs, but this one tops the charts again.
那個年代的流行歌很少還有後勁，但這一首又再度登上排行榜冠軍。
- staying power
neutral register; exactly equivalent in meaning
- long-term appeal
more formal phrasing
文法句型
have legs
[noun] has legs
用法筆記
Almost always in the fixed phrase 'have legs' or 'with legs'. Subject is a story, film, product, idea, or trend — not a person. Informal register; common in journalism and entertainment writing.
常見錯誤
legs — 動詞
1. in British informal speech, to move on foot at high speed in order to get away f
拔腿就跑
英式口語：為了逃離而快步離開
in British informal speech, to move on foot at high speed in order to get away from someone or somewhere, usually in the fixed phrase 'leg it'
When the shop alarm sounded, the two teenagers just legged it down the alley.
商店警報一響，那兩個青少年就沿著巷子拔腿就跑。
leg it + direction (escape on foot)
Selim legged it across the field the moment the bull lifted its head.
公牛一抬頭，Selim 馬上拔腿就跑越過那片田地。
leg it + across + place
Owen forgot his wallet and had to leg it back to the cafe before closing.
Owen 忘了帶錢包，只好趕在咖啡店打烊前拔腿跑回去。
The pickpocket grabbed the phone and legged it through the crowded market.
那個扒手抓了手機，就穿過擁擠的市場拔腿就跑。
文法句型
leg it
legs it + adverbial
用法筆記
Almost always appears as the fixed verb phrase 'leg it' — using a bare 'legs' as a verb without 'it' is very rare. Object 'it' is dummy; the verb cannot take a real object.