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lame /leɪm/
adj. 形容词

跛的,瘸的;腿脚不便的
(借口、理由、笑话)蹩脚的,无说服力的,差劲的

v. 动词

使跛;使致残;使行动困难

详细词源拆解:

古英语原生词,本义腿脚受伤、行动不便;
后引申形容借口、理由、段子蹩脚、站不住脚。

词汇家族

lame (adj. 跛的;蹩脚的 /v. 使致残)
→ lamely (adv. 跛地;牵强地)
→ lameness (n. 跛足;蹩脚,无说服力)

必记高频搭配

使跛;使致残;使行动困难

A fall lamed the old man for several months.

lame excuse 蹩脚的借口

Stop using lame excuses when you forget your homework.

lame joke 冷笑话、不好笑的段子

He told a lame joke that no one laughed at.

lame animal 腿脚受伤的动物

The lame dog walks slowly with a hurt leg.

lamely (adv. 跛地;牵强地)

He lamely explained why he failed the test.

lameness (n. 蹩脚;腿脚不便)

Everyone noticed the lameness of his excuse.
所有人都听出他的借口十分站不住脚。

关键使用提醒

  1. 口语高频贬义用法:lame 形容借口、点子、段子,是日常阅读高频考点

    This plan is too lame to carry out.
    这个方案漏洞太多,根本没法执行。
  2. 形容人 “腿脚残疾” 正式场合优先用 disabled,lame 偏口语,略显不礼貌

    错误:The lame student sits beside me.
    优化:The disabled student sits beside me.
    翻译:那位身有残疾的同学坐在我旁边。
  3. 动词 lame 多用于被动或过去式,侧重意外造成行动不便

    例句:He was lamed by a traffic accident last year.
    翻译:去年一场车祸让他落下腿脚残疾。
  4. 副词 lamely 修饰动词,表 “牵强地、磕磕绊绊地

    例句:She lamely tried to hide her mistake.
    翻译:她牵强地试图掩盖自己的错误。

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