limb

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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。

Examples from the Corpus

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)

Examples from the Corpus

limb• Here again, the descending limb of the loop of Henle in freely permeable to water but not to solute.• Hundreds of children have lost limbs after stepping on mines.• Anyway, there's considerable loss of blood, massive lower limb and pelvic damage and some chest injuries.• My limbs fail, my mouth is parched, my hair is standing on end.• Strength of limb, willingness of spirit-that would be sufficient.• Even Jack felt a curious stiffening of the limbs.• When babies are born they have very little control over their limbs.• Their limbs moved in naked smoothness, shifting against each other, intertwining.• The calf stood up slowly, with trembling limbs and took its first, uncertain steps.

Origin limb

Old English lim

limb noun

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