单词 | arm |
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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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