He tells the story of a patient, a first-time mother who complained that her young son was always clinging to her, wrapping himself around her legs wherever she went.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
It's rather remarkable for the fact that although it's extremely big, it's supported by just six rather slim legs.
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
It is very big, with only six slim legs
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
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腿
A person or animal's legs are the long parts of their body that they use to stand on.
例句
He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.
他用手杖輕敲著腿。
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（褲）腿
The legs of a pair of trousers are the parts that cover your legs.
例句
He moved on through wet grass that soaked his trouser legs.
他繼續前行，穿過濕漉漉的草地，褲腿全濕透了。
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（供食用動物的）腿肉
A leg of lamb, pork, chicken, or other meat is a piece of meat that consists of the animal's or bird's leg, especially the thigh.
例句
...a chicken leg.
雞腿
...a leg of mutton.
羊腿
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（桌、椅等家具的）腿，腳
The legs of a table, chair, or other piece of furniture are the parts that rest on the floor and support the furniture's weight.
例句
His ankles were tied to the legs of the chair...
他的腳脖子被綁在椅腿上。
The teak table has fluted legs.
這張柚木桌子的桌腿有凹槽紋飾。
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一段路程；一段旅程
A leg of a long journey is one part of it, usually between two points where you stop.
例句
The first leg of the journey was by boat to Lake Naivasha in Kenya.
行程的首段是乘船到肯尼亞的奈瓦沙湖。
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（系列賽中的）一場，一輪，一段
A leg of a sports competition is one of a series of games that are played to find an overall winner.
例句
The first round of the cup was decided over two legs...
杯賽的首輪以兩場分勝負。
They will televise both legs of Leeds' European Cup clash with Rangers.
歐洲杯利茲聯隊與流浪者隊的兩場爭奪戰都將進行電視轉播。
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快跑；（尤指）逃開
If you leg it, you run very quickly, usually in order to escape from someone.
例句
We saw some kids shinning up a drainpipe before legging it clutching a TV and hi-fi...
我們看見幾個年輕人爬上了排水管，后來就見他們提著一臺電視機和音響跑掉了。
He was now to be seen legging it across the field.
現在可以看到他快步跑過田地。
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大勢已去；玩兒完；沒戲
If you say that something or someone is on their last legs, you mean that the period of time when they were successful or strong is ending.
例句
This relationship is on its last legs.
這段關系已經快玩兒完了。
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戲弄；捉弄
If you are pulling someone's leg, you are teasing them by telling them something shocking or worrying as a joke.
例句
Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg.
我當然不會告訴他們啦。我跟你開玩笑的。
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能夠證實/無法證實；站得住腳/站不住腳
If you say that someone does not have a leg to stand on, or hasn't got a leg to stand on, you mean that a statement or claim they have made cannot be justified or proved.
例句
It's only my word against his, I know. So I don't have a leg to stand on.
現在是我和他各說各的，這我知道。所以我的話無法證實。
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有持久力；有潛力
If an idea, plan, or activity has legs, it is likely to continue or succeed.
例句
The American economy still has legs.
美國經濟仍可持續發展。