out on a limb 处于危境、孤立无援_口语学习技巧

out on a limb 处于危境、孤立无援

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当你处于 out on a limb 的情况时，这就是说你处于一个孤立无援或者是比较危险的状态。这并不意味你的身体将受到伤害，而更多的是指一个人的处境不利，会造成尴尬或者失望。

例句

I'm going to go out on a limb here and tell you that I love you.

She really went out on a limb when she criticised the professor in front of the whole class.

请注意

Risk life and limb 意思就是“冒着生命危险”，这种情形很可能会造成人身伤害。

例句

Racing¹ drivers risk life and limb every time they go to work.

You'll be risking life and limb if you go out into the storm to take photos.

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1 racing
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。 The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。