leg /lɛɡ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A person or animal's legs are the long parts of their body that they use to stand on. 腿

  例：

  He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.

  他用拐杖轻轻敲打着他的腿。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT The legs of a pair of trousers are the parts that cover your legs. 裤腿

  例：

  He moved on through wet grass that soaked the legs of his trousers.

  他继续走在湿漉漉的草地上，弄湿了他的裤腿。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A leg of lamb, pork, chicken, or other meat is a piece of meat that consists of the animal's or bird's leg, especially the thigh. (羊、猪、鸡等的) 腿肉

  例：

  ...a chicken leg.

  …一只鸡腿。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT The legs of a table, chair, or other piece of furniture are the parts that rest on the floor and support the furniture's weight. (桌子、椅子等家具的) 腿

  例：

  His ankles were tied to the legs of the chair.

  他的脚踝被绑在了椅腿上。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A leg of a long journey is one part of it, usually between two points where you stop. 一段旅程

  例：

  The first leg of the journey was by boat to Lake Naivasha in Kenya.

  第一段旅程是坐船到肯尼亚的奈瓦夏湖。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT A leg of a sports competition is one of a series of games that are played to find an overall winner. 一段赛程 [英国英语]

• 7. 

  PHRASE If you are pulling someone's leg, you are teasing them by telling them something shocking or worrying as a joke. 开某人的玩笑 [非正式]

  例：

  Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg.

  我当然不会告诉他们；我只是和你开玩笑的。