limbs
limbs — 名詞
- limbssingular
- limbsesplural
1. any of the arms or legs on a human or animal body, which extend from the torso a
肢體；四肢
人或動物的臂或腿
any of the arms or legs on a human or animal body, which extend from the torso and are used for moving, grasping, and other physical activities.
Meera broke her left arm in a basketball game and needed surgery on the limb.
Meera 在籃球比賽中摔斷了左臂，需要動手術修復這隻肢體。
singular: 'the limb' for one arm or leg
Tariq stretched his arms and legs before the race to keep his limbs warm.
Tariq 在賽前伸展手臂和雙腿，讓四肢保持溫暖。
collocation: keep one's limbs warm / loose
Elena stood up slowly to let blood circulate back into her numb limbs.
Elena 慢慢站起來，讓血液重新流回她麻木的四肢。
collocation: numb limbs
Kenji lifted weights twice a week to make his upper limbs stronger.
Kenji 每週舉重兩次，讓他的上肢變得更加強壯。
domain-specific: upper limbs (shoulders, arms, hands)
Hannah's grandmother has arthritis that makes it hard to move her limbs in cold weather.
Hannah 的祖母有關節炎，天氣冷的時候活動四肢很困難。
- break a limb
- injure a limb
- move one's limbs
- stretch one's limbs
- upper limbs
- lower limbs
- numb limbs
- swollen limb
- phantom limb
文法句型
one's + limbs
limb (singular) for a single arm or leg
用法筆記
Frequently used in the plural form 'limbs' when referring to all arms and legs together. The singular 'limb' is used when talking about one specific arm or leg. In medical and anatomical writing, 'upper limbs' means arms and hands, while 'lower limbs' means legs and feet.
常見錯誤
2. a large main branch growing out from the trunk of a tree, typically one that is
樹枝；枝幹
樹木的大分枝
a large main branch growing out from the trunk of a tree, typically one that is thick enough to support weight or be cut into timber.
Liam cut a thick limb from the oak tree and used it for winter firewood.
Liam 從橡樹上砍下一根粗大的樹枝，當作冬天用的柴火。
collocation: thick limb
Fatima climbed onto a low limb of the mango tree to reach the ripest fruit.
Fatima 爬到芒果樹低處的枝幹上，去摘最熟的水果。
collocation: low limb
Nadia and her brother built a treehouse on two strong limbs of the old maple.
Nadia 和她的弟弟在老楓樹的兩根粗壯枝幹上蓋了一間樹屋。
collocation: strong limb
Oliver hung a tyre swing from a sturdy limb for the kids.
Oliver 用一根結實的樹枝為孩子們掛了一個輪胎鞦韆。
Zara watched the gardener prune the lower tree limbs so light reached the grass below.
Zara 看著園丁修剪樹木低處的枝幹，好讓光線照到下面的草地。
collocation: lower tree limbs / prune limbs
- thick limb
- sturdy limb
- low limb
- lower limb
- tree limb
- cut a limb
- prune a limb
- limb falls
- limb of a tree
文法句型
limb + of + tree
tree limb
limb on a tree
用法筆記
A 'limb' is larger than a twig or small branch — it is a primary division of the trunk. For everyday small branches, use 'branch' or 'twig' instead. This sense is common in gardening, forestry, and nature writing.
常見錯誤
risk life and limb
idiomto put yourself in a situation where you could be killed or seriously injured, especially in order to help someone else or achieve something important.
冒著生命危險
The firefighters risked life and limb to pull the family out of the burning building before it collapsed.
Elena knew the mountain trail was dangerous, but she risked life and limb to reach the injured hiker before dark.
out on a limb
idiomin a position where you are alone and unsupported, or where you have taken a risk by expressing an opinion or doing something that others disagree with.
孤立無援；處於險境
The politician went out on a limb by supporting the unpopular new law, even though most of her party opposed it.
Hugo felt he was out on a limb when he suggested the company change its long-standing policy, but his idea later proved successful.
tear limb from limb
idiomto attack someone or something violently, tearing the body apart; often used figuratively to mean harshly criticizing or defeating someone.
猛烈攻擊；嚴厲批評
The crowd was so angry that they threatened to tear the criminal limb from limb if the guards did not take him away.
Critics tore the director's new film limb from limb, calling it the worst movie of the decade.
limbs — 動詞
- limbspresent simple I / you / we / they
- limbses3rd person singular
- limbsing-ing form
- limbsedpast simple
1. to cut off the arms, legs, or other appendages from a person or animal's body, e
肢解；斷肢
切斷人或動物的四肢
to cut off the arms, legs, or other appendages from a person or animal's body, especially as a method of killing, punishment, or disposal.
Alice studied how ancient armies limbed enemy soldiers as a brutal punishment.
Alice 研究了古代軍隊如何砍掉敵軍士兵的四肢作為殘酷刑罰。
Emma read in her forensic textbook how criminals sometimes limb victims to hide their identity.
Emma 從法醫學課本中讀到罪犯有時會肢解受害者以隱藏其身分。
passive/infinitive: 'limb victims to make...' — purpose clause
The rebel prisoner was limbed by the king's soldiers as a warning to other villagers who might fight back.
那名叛軍俘虜被國王的士兵砍掉四肢，以警告其他可能反擊的村民。
passive construction: 'was limbed by [agent]' — subject receives the action
Archaeologists found evidence that the tribe limbed their dead enemies before burying them.
考古學家發現證據顯示該部落在埋葬前會砍掉敵人屍體的四肢。
simple past: 'limbed' — the standard past tense form
文法句型
limb + object (person or animal)
用法筆記
This sense is rare in modern everyday English and appears mostly in forensic, historical, or archaeological writing. In ordinary conversation, 'cut off the limbs of' or 'dismember' is far more common. The verb 'limb' in this sense carries a strong violent connotation.
2. the action of removing the side branches from a tree that has already been felle
去枝；修枝
砍掉倒下樹木的樹枝
the action of removing the side branches from a tree that has already been felled, leaving the trunk ready for transport or for cutting into timber.
Sofia watched the loggers limb the fallen pine before loading the trunk onto the truck.
Sofia 看著伐木工人砍掉倒下松樹的枝幹，再把樹幹裝上卡車。
object: 'the fallen pine' (felled tree)
Gabriel learned to limb a felled tree during his first week at the forestry camp.
Gabriel 在林場工作的第一週學到了如何清除已砍倒樹木的樹枝。
collocation: limb a felled tree
Clara used a chainsaw to limb the large spruce after the storm brought it down.
Clara 用鏈鋸砍掉風暴吹倒的大雲杉的樹枝。
James limbed the oak tree before cutting the trunk into smaller logs for firewood.
James 先把橡樹的枝幹砍掉，再把樹幹鋸成小段的柴火。
文法句型
limb + object (felled tree or log)
用法筆記
This sense is specific to forestry and logging — it only applies to trees that have already been felled. For trimming branches on a standing tree, use 'prune' or 'trim' instead.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- upper limb
- lower limb
- tree limb
- body limb
常用片語
- life and limb
- limb from limb
- out on a limb
介系詞搭配
- in one's limbs
- of a tree
- on a limb