arm
arm
arm¹ / ɑrm ; ɑ:m /
◙noun [C]
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 abroken 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 motherputherarms aroundhim.
蒂姆的母亲用双臂搂着他。
»Pat was carrying a boxunderhisarm.
帕特腋下夹着一个盒子。
»He had a pile of booksin his arms.
他抱着一摞书。
»They walked along the beacharm 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, arms [pl.] weapons used for fighting wars
• 武器:
»Sales of arms to the Middle East have dramatically increased.
销往中东的军火数量激增。
»nuclear arms
核武器
»thearms trade
军火交易
»anarms 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 itsarms embargoagainst 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 tolay downtheirarms(=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。
--› see small arms at SMALL ¹ (15)
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;
【SYN】 sleeve
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:
»WewelcomedHenry's offerwith open arms.
我们举双手赞成亨利的提议。
»My new in-lawsacceptedmewith 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, [informal] a list or written document that is as long as your arm is very long
• 〔清单或文件〕很长的:
»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:
»thepolitical armof 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, [old-fashioned] if a man has a woman on his arm, she is walking beside him holding his arm
• 挽着某人的胳膊走
14. DESIGN 设计, arms [pl.] 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;
【SYN】 coat of arms
--› see arms akimbo at AKIMBO (1)
--› see babe in arms at BABE (1)
--› see brothers in arms at BROTHER ¹ (6)
--› see cost an arm and a leg at COST ² (1)
--› see fold sb / sth in your arms at FOLD ¹ (7)
--› see twist sb's arm at TWIST ¹ (9)
arm²
◙verb [T]
1. 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。
--› see ARMED , UNARMED
2. to provide all the information, skills, or equipment you need to do something
• 提供; 配备，装备;
【SYN】 equip
»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。
