limb /lɪm/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 out on a limb ALONEalone and without help or support 孤立无援的 All the other countries signed the agreement, leaving Britain out on a limb. 其他国家都签署了协议,使英国处于孤立无援的境地。
He’d gone out on a limb (=taken a risk) to help us. 他冒险帮助我们。
out on a limb• She was a chameleon, out on a limb, and had chosen a difficult camouflage.• And the only way you're going to fail is if you get out on a limb.• But going out on a limb is one thing-this is going out on a twig, going out ona leaf.• Breaking new ground often requires going out on a limb.• Until you came along, Century House was right out on a limb.• Junior was out on a limb.• It was about ninety pounds and he went out on a limb for it, too.• But only a purely wild man went out on a limb of four or five minutes. 2. HBan arm or leg 肢;手臂;腿
3. strong-limbed/long-limbed etc HBHhaving strong, long etc arms and legs 四肢强壮的/四肢长的等 4. HBPa large branch of a tree 大树枝 → risk life and limb at risk2(1), → tear somebody limb from limb at tear2(9)