lame1 /leɪm/ adjectiveadj 1 INJURE b) the lame [plural] people who are lame 瘸腿的人,跛子 2 BELIEVEa lame excuse or explanation is weak and difficult to believe 〔解释或借口〕无说服力的,站不住脚的lame excuse/explanation She gave some lame excuse about missing the bus. 她找了个拙劣的借口,说是没有赶上公共汽车。
a lame attempt to deflect criticism 转移批评的一个无力的尝试
→ lamely 3 informal boring or not very good 乏味的;蹩脚的 SYN poor A lot of the songs on this album are a bit lame. 这张专辑有许多歌曲都不太好。
the company’s lame performance 该公司的不佳业绩
—lameness noun [uncountableU]