lame

lame
adjective
  1. (of a person or animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot
    （人，动物）跛脚的，瘸腿的
    his horse went lame.
    他的马瘸了。
    ■(of a leg or foot) affected in this way
    （腿脚）跛的，瘸的
  2. (of an explanation or excuse) unconvincingly feeble
    （理由）站不住脚的，无说服力的
    the TV licensing teams hear a lot of lame excuses.
    电视发证小组听到许多站不住脚的理由。
    ■(of something intended to be entertaining) uninspiring and dull
    （笑话）乏味的
    ■(of a person) naive or inept, especially socially
    （人）幼稚的，无能的（尤指社交方面）
    anyone who doesn't know that is obviously lame.
    对此无知者显然是幼稚的。
    ■(of verse or metrical feet) halting; metrically defective
    （诗韵）有缺陷的，不合韵律的
verb
  1. [with obj.]make (a person or animal) lame
    弄瘸（人或动物）
    he was badly lamed during the expedition.
    探险时他重重地摔瘸了。
派生
lamely
adverb
lameness
noun
语源
  1. Old English lama, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch lam and German lahm
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