limb

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

limb [limb limbs] BrE [lɪm] NAmE [lɪm] noun
1. an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing
•an artificial limb
•For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.
2. -limbed (in adjectives)having the type of limbs mentioned
•long-limbed
•loose-limbed
3. a large branch of a tree
more at risk life and limb at ↑risk _v.
Idioms: ↑out on a limb ▪ ↑rip somebody limb from limb

Word Origin:
Old English lim (also in the sense ‘organ or part of the body’), of Germanic origin.

Example Bank:
•I stretched my limbs lazily as I sat up.
•The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.
•The missing limb did not lessen the quality of the cat's life.
•Two arms reached around her flailing limbs.
•people who have lost limbs in battle
•sensations felt in phantom limbs after amputation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  arm, branch, tree branch