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legs /legz/► SEE ALLhave legsas fast as your legs can carry youon your/its last legsstretch your legswith your tail between your legs
●have ˈlegs (informal) if a news story, film/movie, etc. has legs, people will continue to be interested in it, or it will be successful, popular, etc. for a long time （新闻报道、影片等）在长时间内保持成功（或流行）◆We’ll soon see if the movie has legs.
我们很快就会知道这部电影是否能继续走红。◆Some economists believe that the recovery still has legs.
一些经济学家认为经济复苏还能持续一段时间。●as fast as your legs can ˈcarry youas quickly as you can 拼命地；尽快◆When he heard the police sirens, he ran off as fast as his legs could carry him.听到警笛响起，他拼命地跑。●on your/its ˌlast ˈlegsabout to die or stop functioning very soon; be very weak or in bad condition 濒临死亡；奄奄一息；行将就木；快不能运作了◆This photocopier is on its last legs.这台复印机快不能用了。●stretch your ˈlegswalk about after sitting or lying for a long time （久坐或躺卧之后）活动活动腿脚，散散步◆I’d been working at my desk all morning, so I went outside to stretch my legs for ten minutes.我坐在书桌前工作了一上午，因此出门活动了十分钟。●with your tail between your ˈlegs (informal) feeling ashamed, embarrassed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished 夹着尾巴；灰溜溜地；垂头丧气地◆They thought they would win easily, but they’ve gone home with their tails between their legs.他们本以为能够轻易获胜，结果却灰溜溜地回了家。 NOTE This idiom refers to the way a dog behaves when it is punished. 这个习语原指狗受处罚时的样子。 |