limb

branch, limb, bough, shoot

名词 limb:

1. one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
2. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
   同义词：tree branch
3. (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
4. either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
5. the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
6. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
   同义词：arm, branch

1. A device, typically a tightly encircling bandage, used to check bleeding by temporarily stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.
   止血带、压脉器一种装置，特指一紧紧环绕的绷带，通过暂时阻止血液从四肢的较大动脉中流过而止血
2. The section of the leg or hind limb between the knee and foot; shank.
   小腿，胫位于膝盖和脚之间的腿部或后肢的部位; 胫
3. The workers saw off a limb from the tree.
   工人从树上锯下了一根大树枝。

limb

n.（名词）
One of the larger branches of a tree.
大树枝：树木的一大枝
One of the jointed appendages of an animal, such as an arm, a leg, a wing, or a flipper, used for locomotion or grasping.
肢，翼：动物身上由关节相连的附肢，如胳膊、小腿、翅膀或鳍状肢，通常用于运动或抓取
An extension or a projecting part, as of a building or mountain range.
突出物支干：如建筑物或山背的支干或突出部分
One that is considered to be an extension, a member, or a representative of a larger body or group.
分支，枝干，典型物：作为大公司或组织的一个分支、成员或代表的人
Informal An impish child.
【非正式用语】 顽童
v.tr.（及物动词）
limbed,limb.ing,limbs
To dismember.
肢解

<习惯用语>(out) on a limb【非正式用语】
In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position.
处于困境：处于危险、尴尬或易受攻击的境地
来源：
Alteration probably influenced by limb 2
可能受 limb2的影响
of Middle English lim
中古英语 lim的变化
from Old English
源自 古英语

limb
limb 2

n.（名词）
Astronomy The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body.
【天文学】 天体的边缘
Mathematics The edge of a graduated arc or circle used in an instrument to measure angles.
【数学】 （四分仪等的）分度弧或圆圈，用于量角度
Botany The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.
【植物学】 瓣片：植物器官的伸出部分，如冠檐或萼檐

来源：
Middle English [graduated edge of an astronomical instrument]
中古英语 [天文计量仪器的分度弧]
from Old French limbe
源自 古法语 limbe
from Latin limbus [border]
源自 拉丁语 limbus [边缘]