Translation of "leg" - English-Mandarin Chinese dictionary

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legnoun [ C ]

uk /leɡ/ us /leɡ/

leg noun [ C ] (PART)

A1 one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking

腿,腿部
My legs were tired after so much walking. 走了这么远的路,我的腿有些累了。
He broke his leg skiing. 他滑雪时摔断了腿。
The horse broke its front leg in the fall. 这匹马摔断了前腿。

the part of a piece of clothing that you put your leg in

裤腿
He rolled up his trouser legs and waded into the water. 他卷起裤腿趟进水里。

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leg noun [ C ] (STAGE)

a particular stage of a journey, competition, or activity

段,阶段
He has tickets for the first leg of the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship. 他有欧洲联盟杯第一轮淘汰赛的门票。
The last leg of the race was Paris to London. 最后一段赛程是从巴黎到伦敦。

legverb

uk /leɡ/ us /leɡ/ UK informal
leg it

to run away in order to escape from something

跑开,躲开
They legged it round the corner when they saw the police coming. 他们一看见警察来了,就拐过街角跑了。

(Translation of “leg” from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)