- [countable]
one of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body 腿 Sit on the floor, stretching your legs out in front of you. 坐在地板上，双腿向前方伸展。 your left/right leg 你的左/右腿 I broke my leg playing football. 我的腿踢足球时骨折了。 🔊🔊 She has a broken leg. 她摔断了一条腿。 He lost a leg in a motorcycle accident. 他在一次摩托车事故中失去了一条腿。 She had to have her leg amputated. 她不得不截肢。 How many legs does a centipede have? 蜈蚣有多少条腿？ 🔊🔊 The bear rose up on its hind legs. 熊的后腿站起来。 a wooden leg 木假腿 - between somebody's legs
He dribbled the ball between the defender's legs. 他在后卫的两脚之间运球。 - on somebody's leg
I had a big bruise on my leg. 我腿上淤青了一大片。 a leg injury 足部的损伤
Collocations Physical appearancesee also bow legs, daddy-long-legs, dead leg, foreleg, inside leg, leggy, legroom, peg leg, sea legsPhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词： Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya1He jumped to avoid the flailing leg of the defender. 他跳起来避开防守队员的狂踢。 He put his back against the car, braced his legs and pushed. 他用背顶着汽车，绷紧双腿，然后推了起来。 He rose to his feet on shaky legs. 他站起身来，两腿发颤。 He sat down with his lame leg outstretched. 他坐了下来，伸着瘸腿。 He sat with his legs dangling off the bridge. 他坐在桥边，两腿悬荡着。 He was shot in the leg by a sniper. 他被狙击手射中了腿部。 He was wheeled out of the hospital with his leg in plaster. 他腿上打着石膏，坐在轮椅上被推出医院。 His legs buckled and he collapsed on the floor. 他双腿一软倒在了地板上。 I moved the chair away from the table so I could cross my legs. 我把椅子从桌边搬开，这样就可以翘着腿了。 I was able to stand on my good leg. 我能靠那条好腿站立。 I'm getting my legs waxed tomorrow. 我打算明天用蜡除一除腿毛。 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。 Leg extensions use the quadriceps muscles to extend the knee. 腿部伸展运动利用四头肌伸展膝盖。 Many birds are able to stand on one leg for hours at a time. 许多鸟能单腿一连站好几个小时。 She crossed the finish line on tired legs. 她拖着疲惫的双腿越过终点线。 She had her leg amputated below the knee. 她的一条腿自膝盖以下被截掉了。 She sat with her legs drawn up underneath her. 她把腿蜷到屁股底下坐着。 She started running, fat legs pumping. 她开始跑，两条胖腿上下摆动。 She stretched her legs under the table. 她把腿伸到桌子下面。 She swung her legs over the side of the bed and reached for her crutches. 她在床边摆着腿想要去够拐杖。 The dog lifted its leg against the lamp post. 狗抬起腿抵在灯柱上。 The dog sloped off, its tail between its legs. 狗夹着尾巴溜走了。 They don't train the day before a match to ensure they have fresh legs. 他们在比赛前一天不训练，以保持双腿的活力。 They gazed at each other, their legs entwined under the table. 他们四目相对，腿在桌子下面缠在一起。 They made him put his hands on the police car and spread his legs. 他们让他把手放在警车上，张开双腿。 They ran together, their legs moving in unison. 他们步调一致地一起跑。 a fine pair of legs 两条美腿 an injury to his upper leg 他大腿上的伤
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- left
- right
- front
- …
- pair
- bend
- brace
- straighten
- …
- move
- flail
- kick
- …
- exercise
- muscle
- cramp
- …
- between the/your legs
- in the leg
- on the/your leg
- …
- your leg in a cast
- your leg in plaster
- [countable, uncountable]
the leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten （尤指供食用的）动物的腿，腿肉 Have you ever tried frogs' legs? 您是否尝试过青蛙的腿？ chicken legs 鸡腿 - leg of something
roast leg of lamb 烤羊腿
- [countable]
the part of a pair of trousers that covers the leg 裤腿 a trouser/pant leg 一只裤腿 He rolled up the legs of his jeans. 他卷起了牛仔裤的裤腿。 - in the leg
These jeans are too long in the leg. 这条牛仔裤的裤腿太长。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pant
- trouser
- pull up
- roll up
- roll down
- …
- long in the leg
- short in the leg
- [countable]
one of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table, chair, etc. that support it （桌椅等的）腿 a table/chair leg 桌子 [椅子] 腿 He tripped over the leg of the chair. 他绊倒在椅子的腿上。
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(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the number or type of legs mentioned 有…腿的 a three-legged stool 三条腿的凳子 a long-legged insect 长腿昆虫
- [countable] leg (of something)
one part of a journey or race 一段路程（或赛程） The final leg of the trip was by donkey. 此行的最后一站是骑驴。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsc2Hopefully, the next leg of the race will feature fewer icebergs and more dolphins. 希望比赛的下一站将有更少的冰山和更多的海豚。 We were on the last leg of our journey. 我们踏上了最后一段旅途。 The fastest runner often runs the anchor leg (= the last part) of a relay race. 接力赛中跑得最快的选手经常跑最后一棒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- etc.
- …
- on the… leg
- [countable] (British English)
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 （相同对手间同一回合两场比赛中的）一场 The Spanish team won the third leg. 西班牙队在第三回合领先。 I really believe we can turn around that 4–2 first leg deficit and win this game. 我绝对相信我们能扭转第一局2:4的落后局面，赢得这场比赛。
part of body身体部位
meat食用肉
of trousers/pants裤子
of table/chair桌椅
-legged有…腿
of journey/race行程；赛跑
sports game体育比赛
Word OriginMiddle English (superseding shank): from Old Norse leggr (compare with Danish læg ‘calf (of the leg)’), of Germanic origin.
Idioms
as fast as your legs can carry you
as quickly as you can 尽快
be on your/its last legs
to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition 濒临死亡；奄奄一息；行将就木；快不能用了
break a leg!
- (informal)
used to wish somebody good luck, especially to an actor before they go on stage （表示良好祝愿）祝你好运！
cost/pay an arm and a leg
- (informal)
to cost/pay a lot of money （使）花一大笔钱
get your leg over
- (British English, informal)
(of a man 男子 to have sex 性交
have legs
- (informal)
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 （新闻报道等）会长期受到关注
not have a leg to stand on
pull somebody’s leg
- (informal)
to play a joke on somebody, usually by making them believe something that is not true 捉弄；和…开玩笑
shake a leg
- (old-fashioned, informal)
used to tell somebody to start to do something or to hurry （用于催促）快点动手，行动快点
stretch your legs
talk the hind legs off a donkey
- (informal)
to talk too much, especially about things that are boring or not important 唠叨个没完没了；喋喋不休
with your tail between your legs
- (informal)
feeling ashamed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished 无地自容；垂头丧气；灰溜溜