Leg

[leg] or [lɛɡ]

解释:

(noun.) (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack.

(noun.) a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg.

(noun.) one of the supports for a piece of furniture.

(noun.) a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle.

(noun.) a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion.

(noun.) the limb of an animal used for food.

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解释:

(n.) A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.

(n.) That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers.

(n.) The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.

(n.) A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing.

(n.) A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.

(n.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks.

(n.) An extension of the boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; -- called also water leg.

(n.) The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.

(n.) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.

(v. t.) To use as a leg, with it as object

(v. t.) To bow.

(v. t.) To run.

整理:米切尔

解释:

n. one of the limbs by which animals walk: a long slender support of anything as of a table: (fig.) something that supports: in cricket that part of the field or that fielder to the left of and behind the batsman as he faces the bowler.—v.i. to pass on briskly often with indef. it.—ns. Leg′-bail (see Bail); Leg′-bus′iness ballet-dancing; Leg′-bye in cricket a run made when the ball touches any part of the batsman's person except his hand.—adj. Legged having legs.—ns. Leg′ging an outer and extra gaiter-like covering for the legs; Leg′gism character of a blackleg.—adj. Leg′gy having disproportionately long and lank legs.—n. Leg′-ī′ron a fetter for the leg.—adj. Leg′less without legs.—Change the leg (of a horse) to change the gait; Feel one's legs (of an infant) to begin to support one's self on the legs; Find one's legs to become habituated to to attain ease in; Give a leg to to assist by supporting the leg; In high leg in great excitement; Make a leg (Shak.) to make a bow; On one's last legs (see Last); On one's legs standing esp. to speak; Upon its legs in an independent position.

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