lame

差勁、無趣、遜口語

That was a really lame excuse for skipping class.

那個翹課的理由真的很爛。

跛的、腿瘸的

The horse went lame after the long race.

那匹馬跑完長途賽後就跛了。

站不住腳的、薄弱的

His argument sounded lame once we checked the numbers.

我們核對數字後，他的論點就顯得站不住腳。

使跛、使殘廢常用被動

The dog was lamed by a car years ago.

那隻狗幾年前被車撞成了跛腳。