arm
英 [ɑːm]
美 [ɑːrm]
n. 臂; 手臂; 上肢; 袖子; 扶手
v. 武装; 装备; 备战; 给…装上引信; 打开…的保险; 准备发射; 使(炸弹等)随时爆炸
复数:arms 过去分词:armed 现在分词:arming 过去式:armed 第三人称单数:arms
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.491 / COCA.491
习惯用语
n.
- cost/pay an arm and a leg
- (使)花一大笔钱
to cost/pay a lot of money keep sb at arm's length - 与某人保持距离;不亲近某人
to avoid having a close relationship with sb - He keeps all his clients at arm's length.
他不与任何委托人过分亲密。 (with) arms akimbo - 双手叉腰
with your hands on your hips and your elbows pointing away from your body a babe in arms - 襁褓中的婴儿
a very small baby that cannot yet walk bear arms - 当兵;打仗
to be a soldier; to fight chance your arm - 冒险一试;碰碰运气
to take a risk although you will probably fail fold sb in your arms - 拥抱;搂住
to put your arms around sb and hold them against your body as long as your arm - 很长
very long - There's a list of repairs as long as your arm.
有一份长得要命的修理单。 with open arms - 热烈地;热情地;诚挚地
if you welcome sb with open arms , you are extremely happy and pleased to see them give your right arm for sth/to do sth - 为…情愿舍弃很多,不惜任何代价
used to say that sb is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do sth that they really want - I'd have given my right arm to have been there with them.
要是当时能跟他们一起去那儿,我宁愿放弃一切。 a shot in the arm - 鼓舞的力量;令人振奋的事情;强心针
something that gives sb/sth the help or encouragement they need twist sb's arm - 劝说;强迫;生拉硬拽;施加压力
to persuade or force sb to do sth
牛津词典
noun
- 身体部位 part of body
- 臂;手臂;上肢
either of the two long parts that stick out from the top of the body and connect the shoulders to the hands- He escaped with only a broken arm.
他得以逃生,只是断了一只胳膊。 - She threw her arms around his neck.
她张开双臂搂住他的脖子。 - The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm) .
警察抓住了他的手臂。 - She touched him gently on the arm.
她轻轻地碰了碰他的胳膊。 - He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible) .
他拎着脏抹布,身子离得远远的。 - They walked along arm in arm (= with the arm of one person linked with the arm of the other) .
他们臂挽着臂一路走着。 - She cradled the child in her arms .
她怀抱着小孩。 - They fell asleep in each other's arms (= holding each other) .
他们互相搂抱着睡着了。 - He was carrying a number of files under his arm (= between his arm and his body) .
他腋下夹着一些卷宗。 - He walked in with a tall blonde on his arm (= next to him and holding his arm) .
他手挽着一个高个子金发女郎走了进来。
衣服 of clothing - He escaped with only a broken arm.
- 袖子
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm 椅子 of chair - 扶手
the part of a chair, etc. on which you rest your arms 机器 of machinery - 臂状物(尤指可移动的物体部分或机器部件)
a long narrow part of an object or a piece of machinery, especially one that moves, for example a record player 水;陆地 of water/land - 狭长港湾;(连接较大地区的)狭长地带
a long narrow piece of water or land that is joined to a larger area- A small bridge spans the arm of the river.
一座小桥横跨河湾。
组织机构 of organization - A small bridge spans the arm of the river.
- 分部;职能部门
a section of a large organization that deals with one particular activity- the research arm of the company
公司的科研部门
- the research arm of the company
verb
- 武装;装备;备战
to provide weapons for yourself/sb in order to fight a battle or a war- The men armed themselves with sticks and stones.
这些人以棍棒和石块作为武器。 - She had armed herself for the meeting with all the latest statistics.
为了这次会议,她准备了所有最新统计资料。 - The country was arming against the enemy.
这个国家正在备战迎击敌人。
- The men armed themselves with sticks and stones.
- 给…装上引信;打开…的保险;准备发射;使(炸弹等)随时爆炸
to make a bomb, etc. ready to explode
柯林斯词典
PART OF YOUR BODY OR OFSOMETHING ELSE 人体或其他物体的一部分
- N-COUNT 手臂;上肢
Yourarmsare the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.- She stretched her arms out...
她张开双臂。 - He had a large parcel under his left arm.
他左胳膊下夹着一个大包裹。
- She stretched her arms out...
- 衣袖;袖子
Thearmof a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm. - (椅子的)靠手,扶手
Thearmof a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down. - N-COUNT (物体的)臂,杆
Anarm ofan object is a long thin part of it that sticks out from the main part.- ...the lever arm of the machine.
机器的操纵杆 - ...the arms of the doctor's spectacles.
医生的眼镜腿
- ...the lever arm of the machine.
- N-COUNT (陆地的)狭长地带;狭长港湾
Anarm ofland or water is a long thin area of it that is joined to a broader area.- 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。
- At the end of the other arm of Cardigan Bay is Bardsey Island.
- N-COUNT 分支机构;部门
Anarm ofan organization is a section of it that operates in a particular country or that deals with a particular activity.- 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。 - ...the research arm of Congress.
国会的研究部门
- Millicom Holdings is the British arm of an American company.
- PHRASE 臂挽臂地
If two people are walkingarm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked.- He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife.
他和妻子挽着胳膊走出法庭。
- He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife.
- PHRASE (价格)昂贵
If you say that something costsan arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.- 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。
- A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.
- PHRASE 一臂之远;在伸手可及处
If you hold somethingat arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.- He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
他划亮一根火柴,伸长胳膊举着。
- He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
- PHRASE 与…保持距离
If youkeepsomeoneat arm's length, you avoid becoming too friendly or involved with them.- She had always kept his family at arm's length.
她一直与他的家人保持一定距离。
- She had always kept his family at arm's length.
- (清单)很长
If you say that a list isas 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 changewith open arms, you are very pleased about it. If you welcome a personwith open arms, you are very pleased about their arrival.- They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms...
他们无疑将热烈欢迎这一举动。 - Many Panamanians welcomed the troops with open arms.
许多巴拿马人热烈欢迎部队到来。
- They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms...
- PHRASE 说服
If youtwistsomeone'sarm, you persuade them to do something.- She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.
她说服他向自己发出邀请。
- She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.
WEAPONS 武器
- N-PLURAL 武器,军火,军备(尤指炸弹和枪支)
Armsare weapons, especially bombs and guns.- The IRA had extensive supplies of arms.
爱尔兰共和军有庞大的军备。 - ...arms control.
军备控制
- The IRA had extensive supplies of arms.
- VERB 武装;装备
If youarmsomeonewitha weapon, you provide them with a weapon.- She'd been so terrified that she had armed herself with a loaded rifle...
她吓坏了,于是拿了一支上了膛的步枪。 - Arming the police doesn't deter crime.
仅仅靠给警察配备武器是无法制止犯罪的。
- She'd been so terrified that she had armed herself with a loaded rifle...
- VERB (给…)提供,配备;支持
If youarmsomeonewithsomething that will be useful in a particular situation, you provide them with it.- She thought that if she armed herself with all the knowledge she could gather she could handle anything...
她以为,如果获取了所有能学到的知识,就能处理任何事。 - Armed only with a BBC microphone, I travelled across South Africa meeting writers.
仅仅凭借着一支英国广播公司的话筒,我走遍了南非,会见了许多作家。
- She thought that if she armed herself with all the knowledge she could gather she could handle anything...
- N-PLURAL (城市或贵族家庭的)盾徽,(盾形)徽章,纹章(常用于英国酒馆名中)
Thearmsof a city or of a noble family are its coat of arms.Armsis often used in the names of British pubs.- ...china painted with the arms of Philippe V.
画有腓力五世的盾徽的瓷器 - ...his local pub, the Abercorn Arms.
他在当地开的酒馆“阿伯康徽章”
- ...china painted with the arms of Philippe V.
- See also:armed-armedcoat of armscomrade-in-armssmall arms
- (以自卫为目的)持有武器
A person's right tobear armsis their right to own and use guns, as a means of defence. - 放下武器;投降
If soldierslay downtheirarms, they stop fighting and give up their weapons. - PHRASE 拿起武器;准备与…战斗
If one group or countrytakes up arms againstanother, they prepare to attack and fight them.- They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.
他们威胁,如果要求得不到满足就要以武力抵抗政府。
- They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.
- PHRASE 武装起来的;处于战备状态
If a country has peopleunder arms, it has people trained to use weapons and to fight a war.- There are nearly four million soldiers under arms in this country.
该国有将近400万现役士兵。
- There are nearly four million soldiers under arms in this country.
- PHRASE 非常愤怒;极力反对;强烈抗议
If people areup in arms aboutsomething, they are very angry about it and are protesting strongly against it.- Environmental groups are up in arms about plans to sink an oil well close to Hadrian's Wall.
环保组织极力反对在哈德良长城附近打油井。
- Environmental groups are up in arms about plans to sink an oil well close to Hadrian's Wall.
英英释义
noun
- the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- the arm of the record player
- an arm of the sea
- a branch of the sewer
- the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
- he was licensed to carry a weapon
- a human limb
- a division of some larger or more complex organization
- a branch of Congress
- botany is a branch of biology
- the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
verb
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation
- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
- troops are building up on the Iraqi border
- supply with arms
- The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan
双语例句
- She'd been so terrified that she had armed herself with a loaded rifle
她吓坏了,于是拿了一支上了膛的步枪。 - I grab George's arm and dig my nails into his flesh
我抓住乔治的胳膊,指甲抠进了他的肉里。 - There are nearly four million soldiers under arms in this country.
该国有将近400万现役士兵。 - She thought that if she armed herself with all the knowledge she could gather she could handle anything
她以为,如果获取了所有能学到的知识,就能处理任何事。 - They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms
他们无疑将热烈欢迎这一举动。 - 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。 - Armed only with a BBC microphone, I travelled across South Africa meeting writers.
仅仅凭借着一支英国广播公司的话筒,我走遍了南非,会见了许多作家。 - He grabbed my arm. I shook him off
他抓住了我的胳膊,我一把将他甩开了。 - Environmental groups are up in arms about plans to sink an oil well close to Hadrian's Wall.
环保组织极力反对在哈德良长城附近打油井。 - She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.
她说服他向自己发出邀请。