| 词汇 | foreleg |
| 释义 | foreleg noun[ C ] uk /ˈfɔː.leɡ/ us /ˈfɔːr.leɡ/ one of the two front legs of an animal with four legs（四足动物的）前腿，前足 The legs & feet of non-human animals bipedal clawed cloven cloven hoof foot forefoot hooves leg limb member pad paw semipalmated shank talon toe trotter web-footed webbed webby He was thin and exhausted, was blind of one eye, had a bad sore back, and one of his forelegs was very much swollen. In the brook lay Sally, with a broken foreleg. It was so much taller on its haunches than its shoulders, its forelegs were so disproportionately small, that, in walking, its hind-feet invariably took precedence. One of the bullets hit his foreleg paw. Valiantly the horse reared his shoulders up, but when he strove to rise the right foreleg dangled helplessly. Examples of forelegforeleg This behaviour enables olfactory sensilla located on the foreleg tarsi to detect odours. Ticks extend their forelegs like antennae when actively exploring their environment or responding to stimuli from a stationary perch. Diet affected male foreleg length (both femur and tibia) and also the number of fore-femoral scales (table 2). That was shown by the animal being unable to support itself on its forelegs, and enduring every species of discomfort in consequence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was stated by the prosecution that a heifer broke its foreleg below the knee. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have placed the country with its forelegs in one civilisation and its hind legs in another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The animal was in a nervous state and bleeding from both forelegs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hare was caught by both dogs, one at the foreleg and one at the back leg, and there was a tug of war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The head was flexed between the forelegs, the legs were extended, back arched, and in this position it sprang round its long axis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were related to modern grasshoppers, but much larger, with grasping forelegs and elongated mandibles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Males have evolved suction cup structures on their forelegs to help grasp females; females have counter-evolved setose dorsal furrows to impede forceful copulation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Komodo dragons eat by tearing large chunks of flesh and swallowing them whole while holding the carcass down with their forelegs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The creature bears strange anatomical irregularities such as a single large eye and rudimentary forelegs and six-toed feet in place of pectoral fins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sloths sleep in crotches of trees or by dangling from branches by their legs and tucking their head in between their forelegs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While they usually walk on all fours, they sometimes use their forelegs as arms for comedic effect. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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