lame
/leɪm/
adj. / v.
标准词条
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一句话记住
跛的;瘸的;差劲的;站不住脚的;糟糕的;使跛;使残废
释义与例句
adj.
跛的;瘸的
unable to walk properly because of an injury to the leg or foot
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The horse went lame after the long race.
那匹马长跑后瘸了。
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He has been lame in one leg since childhood.
他从童年起一条腿就跛。
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The lame dog limped across the yard.
那只瘸狗一瘸一拐地穿过院子。
adj.
差劲的;站不住脚的;糟糕的
weak and unconvincing; unsatisfactory
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He gave a lame excuse for being late again.
他为再次迟到找了个站不住脚的借口。
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That was a pretty lame joke, wasn't it?
那个笑话真不怎么样,对吧?
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The film's ending was rather lame.
这部电影的结尾相当差劲。
v.
使跛;使残废
to make someone or something unable to walk or move properly
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The accident lamed him for life.
那次事故使他终身跛脚。
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A fall from the tree lamed the young rider.
从树上摔下来使那个年轻骑手跛了。
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The injury lamed the horse permanently.
这次受伤使那匹马永远瘸了。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
lame 本义“跛的”,引申为“差劲的、站不住脚的”,常用于修饰 excuse、joke 等。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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lamely 一瘸一拐地;差劲地副词,既可描述跛行的样子,也可形容理由、解释等不充分。
同义词
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crippled 残废的;跛的lame 多指走路一瘸一拐,程度可轻可重;crippled 更正式,强调因伤致残、行动严重受限。He was crippled in a car crash ten years ago. 他十年前在车祸中致残。
反义词
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sound 健全的;完好的lame 表示身体有缺陷时,反义可用 sound(健康的、无损伤的)。The horse is sound and ready to race. 这匹马身体健全,可以参加比赛。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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flame 火焰lame /leɪm/ 是“跛的”;flame /fleɪm/ 是“火焰”,开头多了一个 f。The flame of the candle flickered in the wind. 蜡烛的火焰在风中摇曳。
常见搭配
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a lame excuse 站不住脚的借口Don't give me such a lame excuse again. 别再给我这种站不住脚的借口了。
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go lame 变瘸One of the goats went lame after slipping on the rocks. 一只山羊在岩石上滑倒后腿瘸了。
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lame duck 跛脚鸭(任期将满无实权者)The president is now a lame duck before the election. 选举前总统已成了跛脚鸭。