leg

英 [leɡ]

美 [leɡ]

n.  腿; (尤指供食用的)动物的腿，腿肉; 裤腿
vi.  <口>走; 跑

复数：legs　

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.851 / COCA.856

习惯用语

n.

break a leg!
• （表示良好祝愿）祝你好运！
  used to wish sb good luck
get your leg over
• 性交
  to have sex
have legs
• （新闻报道等）会长期受到关注
  if you say that a news story, etc. has legs , you mean that people will continue to be interested in it for a long time
not have a leg to stand on
• 无法证实；无法解释（理由）；站不住脚
  to be in a position where you are unable to prove sth or explain why sth is reasonable
• Without written evidence, we don't have a leg to stand on.
  我们没有书面证据就站不住脚。
cost/pay an arm and a leg
• （使）花一大笔钱
  to cost/pay a lot of money
as fast as your legs can carry you
• 尽快
  as quickly as you can
be on your/its last legs
• 濒临死亡；奄奄一息；行将就木；快不能用了
  to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition
pull sb's leg
• 捉弄；和…开玩笑
  to play a joke on sb, usually by making them believe sth that is not true
shake a leg
• （用于催促）快点动手，行动快点
  used to tell sb to start to do sth or to hurry
stretch your legs
• （久坐之后）散散步，活动活动腿脚
  to go for a short walk after sitting for some time
• It was good to get out of the car and stretch our legs.
  我们下了车活动活动腿脚，真不错。
with your tail between your legs
• 无地自容；垂头丧气；灰溜溜
  feeling ashamed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished
talk the hind leg off a donkey
• 唠叨个没完没了；喋喋不休
  to talk too much, especially about boring or unimportant things

v.

leg it
• 跑；（尤指）逃跑
  to run, especially in order to escape from sb
• We saw the police coming and legged it down the road.
  我们看见警察来了就顺着马路逃跑了。

牛津词典

noun

身体部位 part of body
• 腿
  one of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body
  1. I broke my leg playing football.
     我的腿踢足球时骨折了。
  2. How many legs does a centipede have?
     蜈蚣有多少条腿？
  3. front/back legs
     前 / 后腿
  4. forelegs/hind legs
     前 / 后腿
  5. a wooden leg
     木假腿
食用肉 meat
• （尤指供食用的）动物的腿，腿肉
  the leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten
  1. frogs' legs
     青蛙腿
  2. chicken legs
     鸡腿
  3. roast leg of lamb
     烤羊腿
裤子 of trousers/pants
• 裤腿
  the part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers the leg
  1. a trouser/pant leg
     一只裤腿
  2. These jeans are too long in the leg .
     这条牛仔裤的裤腿太长。
桌椅 of table/chair
• （桌椅等的）腿
  one of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table, chair, etc. that support it
  1. a chair leg
     椅子腿
有…腿 -legged
• 有…腿的
  having the number or type of legs mentioned
  1. a three-legged stool
     三条腿的凳子
  2. a long-legged insect
     长腿昆虫
行程；赛跑 of journey/race
• 一段路程（或赛程）
  one part of a journey or race
体育比赛 sports game
• （同一回合两场比赛中的）一场
  one of a pair of matches played between the same opponents in a sports competition, which together form a single round (= stage) of the competition

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 腿
  A person or animal'slegsare the long parts of their body that they use to stand on.
  1. He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.
     他用手杖轻敲着腿。
• N-COUNT （裤）腿
  Thelegsof a pair of trousers are the parts that cover your legs.
  1. He moved on through wet grass that soaked his trouser legs.
     他继续前行，穿过湿漉漉的草地，裤腿全湿透了。
• N-COUNT （供食用动物的）腿肉
  Alegof lamb, pork, chicken, or other meat is a piece of meat that consists of the animal's or bird's leg, especially the thigh.
  1. ...a chicken leg.
     鸡腿
  2. ...a leg of mutton.
     羊腿
• N-COUNT （桌、椅等家具的）腿，脚
  Thelegsof a table, chair, or other piece of furniture are the parts that rest on the floor and support the furniture's weight.
  1. His ankles were tied to the legs of the chair...
     他的脚脖子被绑在椅腿上。
  2. The teak table has fluted legs.
     这张柚木桌子的桌腿有凹槽纹饰。
• N-COUNT 一段路程；一段旅程
  Alegof a long journey is one part of it, usually between two points where you stop.
  1. The first leg of the journey was by boat to Lake Naivasha in Kenya.
     行程的首段是乘船到肯尼亚的奈瓦沙湖。
• N-COUNT （系列赛中的）一场，一轮，一段
  Alegof a sports competition is one of a series of games that are played to find an overall winner.
  1. The first round of the cup was decided over two legs...
     杯赛的首轮以两场分胜负。
  2. They will televise both legs of Leeds' European Cup clash with Rangers.
     欧洲杯利兹联队与流浪者队的两场争夺战都将进行电视转播。
• PHRASE 快跑；（尤指）逃开
  If youleg it, you run very quickly, usually in order to escape from someone.
  1. We saw some kids shinning up a drainpipe before legging it clutching a TV and hi-fi...
     我们看见几个年轻人爬上了排水管，后来就见他们提着一台电视机和音响跑掉了。
  2. He was now to be seen legging it across the field.
     现在可以看到他快步跑过田地。
• PHRASE 大势已去；玩儿完；没戏
  If you say that something or someone isontheirlast legs, you mean that the period of time when they were successful or strong is ending.
  1. This relationship is on its last legs.
     这段关系已经快玩儿完了。
• PHRASE 戏弄；捉弄
  If youare pullingsomeone'sleg, you are teasing them by telling them something shocking or worrying as a joke.
  1. Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg.
     我当然不会告诉他们啦。我跟你开玩笑的。
• PHRASE 能够证实/无法证实；站得住脚/站不住脚
  If you say that someone does nothave a leg to stand on, orhasn't got a leg to stand on, you mean that a statement or claim they have made cannot be justified or proved.
  1. It's only my word against his, I know. So I don't have a leg to stand on.
     现在是我和他各说各的，这我知道。所以我的话无法证实。
• PHRASE 有持久力；有潜力
  If an idea, plan, or activityhas legs, it is likely to continue or succeed.
  1. The American economy still has legs.
     美国经济仍可持续发展。
• an arm and a leg→ see:arm

英英释义

noun

• a section or portion of a journey or course
  1. then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise
  Synonym:stage
• (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
• a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
• one of the supports for a piece of furniture
• a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
  Synonym:pegwooden legpegleg
• a human limb
• a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
• the limb of an animal used for food
• a part of a forked or branching shape
  1. he broke off one of the branches
  Synonym:branchramification

双语例句

• He was now to be seen legging it across the field.
  现在可以看到他快步跑过田地。
• She was sitting in a hospital bed, her plastered leg up in the air.
  她坐在病床上，一条打了石膏的腿悬在空中。
• This relationship is on its last legs.
  这段关系已经快玩儿完了。
• 'My leg — I think it's broken,' Eric groaned.
  “我的腿——我想是断了，”埃里克咕哝着说。
• She injured herself in the leg.
  她伤了腿。
• They will televise both legs of Leeds 'European Cup clash with Rangers.
  欧洲杯利兹联队与流浪者队的两场争夺战都将进行电视转播。
• The dog snapped [ bit] at my leg.
  那条狗咬了我的腿。
• Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg.
  我当然不会告诉他们啦。我跟你开玩笑的。
• Ben has also been in the wars. He is still in plaster after breaking a leg.
  本也受了伤。他摔断了一条腿，现在还打着石膏。
• The first leg of the journey was by boat to Lake Naivasha in Kenya.
  行程的首段是乘船到肯尼亚的奈瓦沙湖。