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limb /lɪm/► SEE ALLout on a limbrisk life and limbtear sb limb from limb ●out on a ˈlimb (informal) in a risky or difficult position because you are saying or doing sth which does not have the support of other people 无人支持;孤立无援;处于险境◆When he started that company, he really went out on a limb. It might have been a disaster. 他创建那家公司时冒了很大的风险,没有人支持他,有可能会一败涂地。◆I seem to be out on a limb here. Does nobody agree with my idea? 我在这里似乎孤立无援,没有人同意我的观点吗? NOTE A limb in this phrase is a large branch of a tree. 这个短语中的 limb 指大树枝。 ●risk ˌlife and ˈlimbrisk being killed or injured in order to do sth 冒死;不惜受伤◆She risked life and limb to save her son from the fire.她冒着生命危险把儿子从火中救出来。●tear sb ˌlimb from ˈlimb (often humorous) attack sb very violently 把某人撕成碎片;猛烈攻击某人◆Julian looked so angry that I thought he was going to tear his brother limb from limb.朱利安一副气急败坏的样子,我还以为他要把他弟弟给撕碎了呢。 |