arm
noun
verb
ɑːm
noun
1
BODY
身体
one
of
the
two
long
parts
of
your
body
between
your
shoulders
and
your
hands
手臂; 上肢
Dave
has
a
broken
arm
.
戴夫手臂断了。
left/right
arm
He
had
a
tattoo
on
his
left
arm.
他左臂上有刺青。
Tim’s
mother
put
her
arms
around
him.
蒂姆的母亲用双臂搂着他。
Pat
was
carrying
a
box
under
his
arm
.
帕特腋下夹着一个盒子。
He
had
a
pile
of
books
in
his
arms
.
他抱着一摞书。
They
walked
along
the
beach
arm
in
arm
(=with
their
arms
bent
around
each
other’s)
.
他们臂挽臂走在沙滩上。
take
sb
by
the
arm
(lead
someone
somewhere
by
holding
their
arm)
抓住某人的胳膊
She
took
him
by
the
arm
and
pushed
him
out
of
the
door.
她抓住他的胳膊将他推出门去。
take
sb
in
your
arms
(gently
hold
someone
with
your
arms)
拥抱某人
Gerry
took
Fiona
in
his
arms
and
kissed
her.
格里把菲奥娜抱在怀里亲吻。
cross/fold
your
arms
(bend
your
arms
so
that
they
are
resting
on
top
of
each
other
against
your
body)
交叉双臂
He
folded
his
arms
and
leaned
back
in
his
chair.
他双臂交叉，仰靠在椅背上。
The
old
lady
rushed
to
greet
him,
arms
outstretched
.
老太太张开双臂，冲上前迎接他。
2
WEAPONS
武器
weapons
used
for
fighting
wars
武器
plural 复数
Sales
of
arms
to
the
Middle
East
have
dramatically
increased.
销往中东的军火数量激增。
nuclear
arms
the
arms
trade
军火交易
an
arms
dealer
军火商
The
government
is
cutting
arms
expenditure.
政府正在削减武器开支。
The
United
Nations
will
lift
its
arms
embargo
against
the
country.
联合国将取消对该国的武器禁运。
take
up
arms
(against
sb)
(get
weapons
and
fight)
拿起武器（与某人作战）
Boys
as
young
as
13
are
taking
up
arms
to
defend
the
city.
连 13 岁的孩子都拿起武器保卫城市。
He
appealed
for
the
rebels
to
lay
down
their
arms
(=stop
fighting)
.
他呼吁叛乱分子放下武器。
under
arms
(with
weapons
and
ready
to
fight)
在备战状态中
All
available
forces
are
under
arms.
所有兵种都严阵以待。
3
FURNITURE
家具
the
part
of
a
chair,
sofa
etc
that
you
rest
your
arms
on
〔椅子、沙发等的〕靠手，扶手
4
CLOTHING
衣服
the
part
of
a
piece
of
clothing
that
covers
your
arm
袖子;
5
be up in arms
to
be
very
angry
and
ready
to
argue
or
fight
愤怒; 强烈反对
Residents
are
up
in
arms
about
plans
for
a
new
road
along
the
beach.
居民们对沿海滩建新公路的计划非常愤怒。
6
with open arms
if
you
do
something
with
open
arms,
you
show
that
you
are
happy
to
see
someone
or
eager
to
accept
an
idea,
plan
etc
热烈地，欣然
We
welcomed
Henry’s
offer
with
open
arms
.
我们举双手赞成亨利的提议。
My
new
in-laws
accepted
me
with
open
arms
.
我的新公婆欣然接受了我。
7
sb would give their right arm to do sth
used
to
say
that
someone
would
be
willing
to
do
anything
to
get
or
do
something
because
they
want
it
very
much
某人为了做某事而不惜代价
I’d
give
my
right
arm
to
be
21
again.
只要我能回到 21 岁，任何代价都在所不惜。
8
hold sth at arm’s length
to
hold
something
away
from
your
body
以一臂之距拿着某物
9
keep/hold sb at arm’s length
to
avoid
developing
a
relationship
with
someone
与某人保持一定距离
Petra
keeps
all
men
at
arm’s
length
to
avoid
getting
hurt.
皮特拉跟所有的男人都保持一定距离，以免自己受到伤害。
10
as long as your arm
10.
a
list
or
written
document
that
is
as
long
as
your
arm
is
very
long
[非正式] 〔清单或文件〕很长的
informal
I’ve
got
a
list
of
things
to
do
as
long
as
your
arm.
我有一大堆事情要做。
11
PART OF GROUP
团体的一部分
a
part
of
a
large
group
that
is
responsible
for
a
particular
type
of
activity
职能部门; 分支机构
the
political
arm
of
a
terrorist
organization
恐怖组织的政治部门
Epson
America
is
the
US
marketing
arm
of
a
Japanese
company.
爱普生美国有限公司是一家日本公司在美国的营销机构。
12
OBJECT/MACHINE
物体/机器
a
long
part
of
an
object
or
piece
of
equipment
臂（状部件）
the
arm
of
a
record
player
唱机的唱头臂
There
is
a
15-foot
arm
supporting
the
antenna.
有一个 15 英尺的臂状物支撑着天线。
13
on sb’s arm
13.
if
a
man
has
a
woman
on
his
arm,
she
is
walking
beside
him
holding
his
arm
[过时] 挽着某人的胳膊走
old-fashioned
14
DESIGN
设计
a
set
of
pictures
or
patterns,
usually
painted
on
a
SHIELD
,
that
is
used
as
the
special
sign
of
a
family,
town,
university
etc
盾徽，（盾形）纹章;
plural 复数
verb
15
to
provide
weapons
for
yourself,
an
army,
a
country
etc
in
order
to
prepare
for
a
fight
or
a
war
以武器装备，武装
arm
sb
with
sth
The
local
farmers
have
armed
themselves
with
rifles
and
pistols.
当地的农场主用步枪和手枪武装自己。
The
rebels
armed
a
group
of
2000
men
to
attack
the
city.
叛乱分子武装了 2000 人来攻打那座城市。
16
to
provide
all
the
information,
skills,
or
equipment
you
need
to
do
something
提供; 配备，装备;
arm
sb
with
sth
Arm
yourself
with
all
the
facts
you
need
to
argue
your
case.
你要准备好证明你观点所需的全部论据。
The
guidebook
arms
the
reader
with
a
mass
of
useful
information.
这本指南为读者提供了大量有用的信息。