arm
n. 臂,手臂; 袖子; 扶手; 狭长地带; 分支机构
v. 武装; 提供
Your arms are 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。
The arm of a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm.
The arm of a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down.
An arm of an 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
An arm of land 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。
An arm of an 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
If two people are walking arm 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。
If you say that something costs an 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。
If you hold something at 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。
If you keep someone at 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。
If you say that a list is as long as your arm, you are emphasizing that it is very long.
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.
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。
If you twist someone's arm, 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。
1. a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
2. any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting;
3. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
4. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
5. the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
6. the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm
1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation;
2. supply with arms;
arm in arm
(两人或多人)臂挽臂地
as long as one’s (或 someone's) arm
(非正式)很长,十分长
beyond arm's reach
cost an arm and a leg
(非正式)十分昂贵的
give one's right arm
(非正式)付出极大的代价
in arms
(婴儿)只能抱在怀里,太小不会走路
into the arms of
被…拥有,受…控制
keep someone/thing at arm's length
避免与(人,物)亲近(或接近)
the long (或 strong) arm of
深远的威力(权力或影响)
put the arm on
(北美, 非正式)强迫,迫使,胁迫
under one's arm
在腋下
within (或 beyond) arm's reach
伸手可及(或不可及)的
an arm and a leg&I{【俚语】}
非常高的价格
at arm's length
保持距离:以这样一个距离不鼓励身体的或社交的接触
I felt a touch on my arm.
我觉得有人摸了一下我的手臂.
Much of the skin on her arm was abraded.
她胳膊上的大片皮肤被擦破了.
There must be something wrong with my left arm, which is asleep.
我的左臂发麻,一定出什么问题了.
The boy regained the use of his arm.
这男孩恢复了手臂的功能.
He kept a firm hold on my arm as he helped me over the fence.
他有力地拉着我的手臂,帮我越过栅栏.