英:['bəʊˌleg]
美:['boʊˌleg]
英:['bəʊˌleg]
美:['boʊˌleg]
bow·leg
bo leg
bowlegged (adj.)
弓形腿,膝内翻
单侧或双侧下肢近膝处向外弯曲(向内翻)
同genu varum
The first known use of bowleg was circa 1864
bowlegnoun
a leg bowed outward at or below the knee called alsogenu varum
1 I remember Mitt pointing at the gnarled trunks of my father’s tanned bowlegs bared beneath his shorts and saying, “Grandpa’s a bulldog.”
2 His nose grew too large for his face, and he developed bowlegs, two inheritances from his famous grandfather.
3 Braces, vitamin D or calcium supplements, or even surgery are explored as possible treatments for bowlegs.
4 Howdy, bowleg," was the greeting shouted by one of these motoring mockers, who looked down on our saddled steeds, "better get a hustle on them hayburners.
5 So the summer and the autumn pass, without change, save that Emma Jane substitutes sweet potatoes for corn bread, and the fat baby has learned to balance himself upon his bowlegs.
6 He was very smartly dressed in a horsey way, and he walked with bowlegs, as though he spent most of his time in the saddle.
7 "Here," the man of the bowlegs replied, as he drew his gun.
8 If left untreated, as was the case with Valerie, bowlegs can lead to deformities such as differences in leg lengths, difficulty walking and running and high risk of arthritis.
9 Well, you know bowlegs never did appeal to the front row.
10 Frank wanted a record of being the prize bell-ringer, and once he got to the boat just a quarter of an inch ahead of a bulldog with red eyes and bowlegs.
11 Bowleg: a leg having an outward curvature in the region of the knee.
弓形腿: 在膝盖处外弯的腿.