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armless

/ahrm-lis/US // ˈɑrm lɪs //

无臂,无臂的,无臂式,无臂人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lacking an arm or arms: The Venus de Milo is an armless statue.

Examples

  • When I go into cafes or restaurants, most have armless chairs, making it difficult to get up, because the tables are high.

  • All that was left of the corpse was a headless, armless torso with one leg, still wearing a stiletto-heeled boot.

  • But I have always been careful not to let people see me do things that they would know to be impossible for an armless man.

  • There is even an armless billiard-player among them; and I could not wish him a happier setting for the exercise of his skill.

  • He still lives, but an armless sleeve furnishes constant reminder of the terrible experience of that June day.

  • He was as much good there as an armless man in a billiard tournament.

  • Norman, peeping through a knot-hole, the gate being shut, had seen the Armless Man scratch a match and light a fire with his toes.