用作定语
▲~+n.
The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
Sleeping too long is a lame excuse for being late.睡得过久而迟到,这个借口站不住脚。
用作表语
▲S+be+~
I don't believe his story, it sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套,他的话听起来有些靠不住。
▲S+be+~+prep.-phrase
He is lame of both legs.他两条腿都残废了。
He is lame in the right leg.他右腿跛。