lame

/leɪm/ adj. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
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
  1. The horse went lame after the long race.
    那匹马长跑后瘸了。
  2. He has been lame in one leg since childhood.
    他从童年起一条腿就跛。
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  1. 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
  1. 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。
  2. That was a pretty lame joke, wasn't it?
    那个笑话真不怎么样,对吧?
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  1. 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
  1. The accident lamed him for life.
    那次事故使他终身跛脚。
  2. 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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  1. 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。