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

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。
It created a glowing centre of warmth that quickly diffused through my limbs
它形成了一个温暖的热源，热量迅速扩散至我的四肢。
Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.
病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
He stood up and stretched his limbs.
他站起来，伸了伸胳膊和腿。
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。
He saw a big pool of blood and several severed limbs.
他看到了一个血池和四处散落的断肢。
The numbness in the lower limbs is likely related to it which is a complication of spinal cord injury.
下肢的麻木感也与痉挛有关，是属于脊髓损伤后的常见并发症。
I felt new strength in all my limbs.
我感到四肢充满了新的力量。
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。
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。