| 词组 | leg |
| 释义 | leg /leɡ/ noun 1. one of the long parts of your body that your feet are joined toadjectivesyour left/right leg My right leg hurts.back/hind legs (=of a four-legged animal) The dog stood on its back legs.front legs (=of a four-legged animal) The elephant had injured one of its front legs.long/short legs Most models are very slim with long legs.good/nice legs (=attractively shaped) If you have good legs, why not wear a skirt?a bad leg informal (=an injured leg) He can’t play football because of his bad leg.a broken leg She can’t walk because she has a broken leg.slender legs (=thin and attractive) Her legs are long and slender.skinny legs (=very thin) He was wearing short trousers and you could see his skinny legs.bare legs (=not covered by any clothing) Her bare legs were a beautiful brown colour.hairy legs The man had short hairy legs.bow legs/bandy legs (=legs that curve out at the knees) The cowboy had bandy legs.straight/bent legs With your legs straight, bend forward and touch the floor.leg + nounsa leg injury/wound A leg injury means he cannot play in tomorrow’s match. | Most of these soldiers have leg wounds.leg muscles Walking and cycling are good for strengthening the leg muscles.leg room (=space for your legs) There was not much leg room on the plane.verbscross your legs (=sit in a position with one leg over the other) She sat down and crossed her legs.break your leg He broke his leg skiing.raise/lift your legs Lie on your back and raise your legs a few centimetres.bend your legs Keep your back straight and bend your legs.straighten your legs There wasn’t enough room in the back of the car to straighten your legs.stretch out your legs Curl up and then stretch out your legs.kick your legs The swimming teacher showed the kids how to kick their legs.rest your legs (=have a rest) They sat down to rest their legs.your legs ache The children had walked a long way and their legs were aching.Stretch your legsPeople also use stretch your legs to mean ‘go for a walk’: Do you want to stretch your legs for a few minutes?phrasesstand on one leg She can balance standing on one leg.2. one of the parts of a journey, race, or competitionadjectives/nouns + legthe first/second leg We won the first leg. | John will run the second leg of the relay.the last/final leg He finally set sail on the last leg of his journey.the outward/outbound leg (=the part of a journey when you go to a place, not the part when you come back) The outward leg took much longer than the journey home.the return leg It may be cheaper to buy separate tickets for the outbound and return legs of your trip.the home/away leg (=one of a set of two games where a team plays at its own ground or at the other team’s ground) Arsenal drew the home leg, so need to win away to get to the final. | He scored in the away leg and will be hoping to do the same at home.prepositionson the first/next/last leg of a journey They are on the last leg of their journey to Mecca.in the first/next/last leg of a competition They are hoping for a win in the home leg. |
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