- [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，在你面前伸腿。 your left/right leg 你的左腿/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. 熊用后腿站了起来。 a wooden leg 木假腿 - between somebody's legs
He dribbled the ball between the defender's legs. 他在防守队员两腿之间运球。 - 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
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 - piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - 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? 你试过青蛙腿吗？ 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. 他被椅子腿绊倒了。
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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. 这次旅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. 希望下一站比赛能少一些冰山，多一些海豚。 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