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leg

US /lɛɡ/

noun Core · B1 Sức khỏe

Definition

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The patient injured his leg while playing football on the weekend.

Word Family

NounNoun
leg gốc
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
leggy
AdverbAdv
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Collocations

  • Easy hurt my leg
    to hurt my leg, meaning to be the source of pain
  • Medium ample leg room on flights
    describing ample leg room on flights (more than enough in size or scope or capacity)
  • Hard final leg of the business tour
    describing final leg of the business tour (the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament)
  • Very Hard cost an arm and a leg
    to cost an arm and a leg, meaning to be priced at

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