one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
例句
用作名词 (n.)
She buys some roses with long limbs. 她买了一些枝干很长的玫瑰花。
The limbs in the forest canopy are so thickly intertwined that they form a natural cradle for Wookiee architecture. 森林林冠部分的枝干彼此缠绕得非常紧密，伍基人就拿这样的枝干当做他们建筑的天然的模板。
It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. 音乐好象在我的肢体内注入力量，头脑内注入思想。
Polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the atrophy of affected limbs. 小儿麻痹症患者需要物理疗法防止病肢萎缩。
The membranes extend backward to encompass hind limbs that are quite a bit smaller than those of a terrestrial mammal of comparable body size. 翼膜向后延伸包围住后肢，蝙蝠的后肢比其他体形相当的陆栖哺乳动物明显小了许多。
But the dip angles of both limbs of the syncline look different, with one limb steeper than the other though they dip toward the opposite direction. 但是这个向斜构造的两翼岩层倾角看起来有差异，虽然两翼的岩层倾向相反，其中一翼倾角较之于另一翼要陡一些。
美
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