口语学习技巧|out on a limb 处于危境、孤立无援

当你处于 out on a limb 的状况时，这就是说你处于一个孤立无援或者是比较危险的状况。这并不意味你的身体将受伤，而更多的是指一个人的处境不利，会导致尴尬或者失望。

例句

Im 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，这种情形非常或许会导致人身伤害。

例句

Racing^{1 drivers risk life and limb every time they go to work.}

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