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Arm Phrase N Count Long Arm's Open 例:She 例:He

单词 arm
音标
英[ɑ:m] 美[ɑrm]
解释
n.臂;武器;[复数]战事;权力;vi.准备(斗争),准备行动(against);vt.装备(防御工事);准备(攻击或迎击);配备;防护;
例句

N-COUNT
手臂;上肢
Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
例:She stretched her arms out...她张开双臂。
例:He had a large parcel under his left arm.他左胳膊下夹着一个大包裹。

N-COUNT
衣袖;袖子
The arm of a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm.

N-COUNT
(椅子的)靠手,扶手
The arm of a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down.

N-COUNT
(物体的)臂,杆
An arm of an object is a long thin part of it that sticks out from the main part.
例:...the lever arm of the machine.机器的操纵杆
例:...the arms of the doctor's spectacles.医生的眼镜腿

N-COUNT
(陆地的)狭长地带;狭长港湾
An arm of land or water is a long thin area of it that is joined to a broader area.
例:At the end of the other arm of Cardigan Bay is Bardsey Island.在卡迪根湾的另一狭长地段的尾端是巴德西岛。

N-COUNT
分支机构;部门
An arm of an organization is a section of it that operates in a particular country or that deals with a particular activity.
例:Millicom Holdings is the British arm of an American company.米雷康姆控股有限公司是一家美国公司在英国的分支机构。
例:...the research arm of Congress.国会的研究部门

PHRASE
臂挽臂地
If two people are walking arm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked.
例:He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife.他和妻子挽着胳膊走出法庭。

PHRASE
(价格)昂贵
If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
例:A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.在健身中心呆一个星期的花费会很昂贵。

PHRASE
一臂之远;在伸手可及处
If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
例:He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.他划亮一根火柴,伸长胳膊举着。

PHRASE
与…保持距离
If you keep someone at arm's length, you avoid becoming too friendly or involved with them.
例:She had always kept his family at arm's length.她一直与他的家人保持一定距离。

PHRASE
(清单)很长
If you say that a list is as long as your arm, you are emphasizing that it is very long.

PHRASE
热烈地;友好地
If you welcome some action or change with open arms, you are very pleased about it. If you welcome a person with open arms, you are very pleased about their arrival.
例:They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms...他们无疑将热烈欢迎这一举动。
例:Many Panamanians welcomed the troops with open arms.许多巴拿马人热烈欢迎部队到来。

PHRASE
说服
If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something.
例:She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.她说服他向自己发出邀请。
变形
third:arms~done:armed~pl:arms~ing:arming~past:armed~

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