branch, limb, bough, shoot

名詞 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
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：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.
   止血帶、壓脈器一種裝置，特指一緊緊環(huán)繞的繃帶，通過暫時阻止血液從四肢的較大動脈中流過而止血
2. The section of the leg or hind limb between the knee and foot; shank.
   小腿，脛位于膝蓋和腳之間的腿部或后肢的部位; 脛
3. The workers saw off a limb from the tree.
   工人從樹上鋸下了一根大樹枝。

limb

n.（名詞）
One of the larger branches of a tree.
大樹枝：樹木的一大枝
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：動物身上由關(guān)節(jié)相連的附肢，如胳膊、小腿、翅膀或鰭狀肢，通常用于運動或抓取
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：作為大公司或組織的一個分支、成員或代表的人
Informal An impish child.
【非正式用語】 頑童
v.tr.（及物動詞）
limbed,limb.ing,limbs
To dismember.
肢解

<習慣用語>(out) on a limb【非正式用語】
In a difficult, awkward, or vulnerable position.
處于困境：處于危險、尷尬或易受攻擊的境地
來源：
Alteration probably influenced by limb 2
可能受 limb2的影響
of Middle English lim
中古英語 lim的變化
from Old English
源自 古英語

limb
limb 2

n.（名詞）
Astronomy The circumferential edge of the apparent disk of a celestial body.
【天文學】 天體的邊緣
Mathematics The edge of a graduated arc or circle used in an instrument to measure angles.
【數(shù)學】 （四分儀等的）分度弧或圓圈，用于量角度
Botany The expanded tip of a plant organ, such as a petal or corolla lobe.
【植物學】 瓣片：植物器官的伸出部分，如冠檐或萼檐

來源：
Middle English [graduated edge of an astronomical instrument]
中古英語 [天文計量儀器的分度弧]
from Old French limbe
源自 古法語 limbe
from Latin limbus [border]
源自 拉丁語 limbus [邊緣]