arm

noun

身体部位 part of body

1. 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
   1. He escaped with only a broken arm.
      他得以逃生，只是断了一只胳膊。
   2. She threw her arms around his neck.
      她张开双臂搂住他的脖子。
   3. The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm) .
      警察抓住了他的手臂。
   4. She touched him gently on the arm.
      她轻轻地碰了碰他的胳膊。
   5. 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。
   6. 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。
   7. She cradled the child in her arms .
      她怀抱着小孩。
   8. They fell asleep in each other's arms (= holding each other) .
      他们互相搂抱着睡着了。
   9. 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。
   10. 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

2. 袖子
   the part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm

椅子 of chair

3. 扶手
   the part of a chair, etc. on which you rest your arms

机器 of machinery

4. 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

5. 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
   1. A small bridge spans the arm of the river.
      一座小桥横跨河湾。

组织机构 of organization

6. 分部；职能部门
   a section of a large organization that deals with one particular activity
   1. the research arm of the company
      公司的科研部门

verb

1. 武装；装备；备战
   to provide weapons for yourself/sb in order to fight a battle or a war
   1. The men armed themselves with sticks and stones.
      这些人以棍棒和石块作为武器。
   2. 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。
   3. The country was arming against the enemy.
      这个国家正在备战迎击敌人。
2. 给…装上引信；打开…的保险；准备发射；使（***等）随时爆炸
   to make a bomb, etc. ready to explode

PART OF YOUR BODY OR OFSOMETHING ELSE 人体或其他物体的一部分

1. 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.
   1. She stretched her arms out...
      她张开双臂。
   2. He had a large parcel under his left arm.
      他左胳膊下夹着一个大包裹。
2. 衣袖;袖子
   The arm of a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm.
3. （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.
4. 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.
   1. ...the lever arm of the machine.
      机器的操纵杆
   2. ...the arms of the doctor's spectacles.
      医生的眼镜腿
5. 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.
   1. 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。
6. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...the research arm of Congress.
      国会的研究部门
7. PHRASE 臂挽臂地
   If two people are walking arm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked.
   1. He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife.
      他和妻子挽着胳膊走出法庭。
8. PHRASE （价格）昂贵
   If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
   1. 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。
9. 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.
   1. He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
      他划亮一根火柴，伸长胳膊举着。
10. PHRASE 与…保持距离
    If you keep someone at arm's length, you avoid becoming too friendly or involved with them.
    1. She had always kept his family at arm's length.
       她一直与他的家人保持一定距离。
11. （清单）很长
    If you say that a list is as long as your arm, you are emphasizing that it is very long.
12. 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.
    1. They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms...
       他们无疑将热烈欢迎这一举动。
    2. Many Panamanians welcomed the troops with open arms.
       许多巴拿马人热烈欢迎部队到来。
13. PHRASE 说服
    If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something.
    1. She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.
       她说服他向自己发出邀请。

WEAPONS 武器

1. N-PLURAL 武器，军火，军备（尤指***和枪支）
   Arms are weapons, especially bombs and guns.
   1. The IRA had extensive supplies of arms.
      爱尔兰共和军有庞大的军备。
   2. ...arms control.
      军备控制
2. VERB 武装；装备
   If you arm someone with a weapon, you provide them with a weapon.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
3. VERB （给…）提供，配备;支持
   If you arm someone with something that will be useful in a particular situation, you provide them with it.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
4. 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）
   The arms of a city or of a noble family are its coat of arms. Arms is often used in the names of British pubs.
   1. ...china painted with the arms of Philippe V.
      画有腓力五世的盾徽的瓷器
   2. ...his local pub, the Abercorn Arms.
      他在当地开的酒馆“阿伯康徽章”
5. See also: armed -armed coat of arms comrade-in-arms small arms
6. （以自卫为目的）持有武器
   A person's right to bear arms is their right to own and use guns, as a means of defence.
7. 放下武器;投降
   If soldiers lay down their arms, they stop fighting and give up their weapons.
8. PHRASE 拿起武器;准备与…战斗
   If one group or countrytakes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
   1. 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。
9. PHRASE 武装起来的;处于战备状态
   If a country has people under arms, it has people trained to use weapons and to fight a war.
   1. There are nearly four million soldiers under arms in this country.
      该国有将近400万现役士兵。
10. PHRASE 非常愤怒;极力反对;强烈抗议
    If people are up in arms about something, they are very angry about it and are protesting strongly against it.
    1. 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。

1. She stretched her arms out
   她张开双臂。
2. He had a large parcel under his left arm.
   他左胳膊下夹着一个大包裹。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife.
   他和妻子挽着胳膊走出法庭。
6. 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。
7. He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
   他划亮一根火柴，伸长胳膊举着。
8. She had always kept his family at arm's length.
   她一直与他的家人保持一定距离。
9. They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms
   他们无疑将热烈欢迎这一举动。
10. Many Panamanians welcomed the troops with open arms.
    许多巴拿马人热烈欢迎部队到来。
11. She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.
    她说服他向自己发出邀请。
12. The IRA had extensive supplies of arms.
    爱尔兰共和军有庞大的军备。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. There are nearly four million soldiers under arms in this country.
    该国有将近400万现役士兵。
19. 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。
20. Liz caught his arm
    莉兹一把抓住了他的胳膊。
21. 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。
22. You're hurting my arm
    你弄痛我的胳膊了。
23. She hesitated, then put her hand on Grace's arm
    她犹豫了一下，然后把手放到格雷斯的胳膊上。
24. He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.
    他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。
25. He scratched himself under his arm
    他在胳膊下面挠了挠。
26. 'Leigh,' he said seizing my arm to hold me back.
    “莉，”他说着一把抓住我的胳膊把我拉了回来。
27. He grabbed my arm. I shook him off
    他抓住了我的胳膊，我一把将他甩开了。
28. Daniels swept his arm over his friend's shoulder.
    丹尼尔斯把胳膊搭在了他朋友的肩上。
29. The boy pinched my arm.
    那个男孩在我的手臂上捏了一下。
30. A wasp stung me on the arm.
    黄蜂蜇了我的手臂。

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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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

noun

1. the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person

2. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
   1. the arm of the record player
   2. an arm of the sea
   3. a branch of the sewer

   Synonym:    branchlimb

3. the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

   Synonym:    sleeve

4. any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
   1. he was licensed to carry a weapon

   Synonym:    weaponweapon system

5. a human limb

6. a division of some larger or more complex organization
   1. a branch of Congress
   2. botany is a branch of biology
   3. the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages

   Synonym:    branchsubdivision

verb

1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
   1. The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
   2. troops are building up on the Iraqi border

   Synonym:    build upfortifygird

2. supply with arms
   1. The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan