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BNC: 491 COCA: 491

arm

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arm1 /ɑːm $ ɑːrm/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
1  BODYHBbody 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.
蒂姆的母亲伸出双臂搂着他。
 Pat was carrying a box under his arm.
帕特腋下挟着一个盒子。
 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 somebody 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外。
take somebody in your arms (=gently hold someone with your arms) 把某人拥在怀里
 Gerry took Fiona in his arms and kissed her.
格里把菲奥娜拥在怀里亲吻她。
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，快步上前迎接他。
2  weapons 武器arms [plural]WEAPON 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
 the arms trade
军火交易
 an arms dealer
军火商
 The government is cutting arms expenditure.
政府正在削减军备开支。
 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 somebody) (=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岁的男孩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。
→ small arms at small1(15)
Examples from the Corpus
under arms• We lay under arms all day and made but little change in our position.• About I m men are still under arms because, says the government, the war is not yet over.
3. antique_chair.jpg furniture 家具FURNITUREDHF 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CLOTHINGDCC the part of a piece of clothing that covers your arm 袖子 SYN sleeve
5  be up in arms ANGRYto 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.
居民强烈反对修建新的海滨公路的计划。
Examples from the Corpus
be up in arms• Mavis Bramley was up in arms about the woman from Oldham.• John Adams decided that everyone but Episcopalians was up in arms against the new tax law.• And already fans are up in arms.• Yet some big securities houses are up in arms over the Elwes report.• The association's members were up in arms.• But it will never be, for already the politicians are up in arms against it.• Pine Valley residents are up in arms about plans to build a prison in the area.• Residents are up in arms about plans for a new road along the beach.• Civil libertarians would be up in arms but it would mean fewer animals whose final romp is into a killing-room.• Those people would be up in arms.
6  with open arms HAPPYif 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。
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welcomed ... with open arms• The commission-hungry staff smell money and class, and the pair are welcomed with open arms.• You walk in here and you expect to be welcomed with open arms.• He welcomed them with open arms, talked freely, played draughts with the younger and learned tables from the elder.• Mind, I welcomed them with open arms because it meant I could stay off school.• The Greenpeace support was welcomed with open arms.• Those who managed to dodge the snipers on the border were welcomed with open arms.
7  somebody would give their right arm to do something WILLINGused 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任何代价
Examples from the Corpus
somebody would give their right arm to do something• These parents would give their right arms to get their kids into a prestigious school.
8. hold something at arm’s length FARto hold something away from your body 伸直手臂拿着某物，以一臂之距拿着某物
9  keep/hold somebody at arm’s length AVOIDto avoid developing a relationship with someone 与某人保持距离
Examples from the Corpus
keep/hold somebody at arm’s length• Economic policies kept the Soviet Union and Japan at arm's length during the Cold War.
10  as long as your arm informalLONG a list or written document that is as long as your arm is very long 〔清单或文件〕很长的
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as long as your arm• Instead of hiring child care I traded it with other parents: I had a list as long as my arm.• Mr Linley stuck out a microphone as long as his arm, right up to those ragged jaws.• My record's as long as my arm - even longer.
11  part of group 团体的一部分PART OF GROUPPART a part of a large group that is responsible for a particular type of activity 职能部门；分支机构
12  object/machine 物体/机器TDOBJECT/MACHINE a long part of an object or piece of equipment 臂（状部件）
13. on somebody’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 [plural]SIGN/INDICATION 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
→ arms akimbo at akimbo(1), → babe in arms at babe(1), → brothers in arms at brother1(6), → cost an arm and a leg at cost2, → fold somebody in your arms at fold1(7), → twist somebody’s arm at twist1(9)
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
somebody’s left/right arm
She broke her left arm in a riding accident.
broken/fractured
He was taken to hospital with a broken arm.
strong
a muscular man with strong arms
bare (=not covered by clothes)
She wore no stockings and her arms were bare.
verbs
wave your arms (=to attract attention)
The man was waving his arms and shouting something.
raise your arm
Stand with your feet apart and your arms raised above your head.
fold/cross your arms (=bend both arms in front of your body)
He folded his arms across his chest and waited.
stretch/hold out your arms
I dreamt I saw my mother again with her arms stretched out towards me.
grab somebody’s arm (=take hold of it with a sudden violent movement)
‘Wait’, he cried, grabbing her arm.
put/wrap your arms around somebody
I put my arms around Bobby and gave him a hug.
take/hold somebody in your arms (=gently put your arms around someone you love)
He took her in his arms and kissed her.
take somebody by the arm (=lead someone somewhere holding their arm)
‘It’s this way’ he said, taking me by the arm.
phrases
arm in arm (=with your arm linked to someone else’s arm)
There were several young couples, walking arm in arm.
with arms akimbo (=with your hands on your hips so that your elbows point away from your body)
Anna stood with arms akimbo, ready to challenge me.
with outstretched arms
Manuel came forward with outstretched arms to welcome Magda.
Examples from the Corpus
arm• Dana has a broken arm.• Jens' mother put her arms around him.• Thwarted, he then embraced her stiffly before taking the baby in his arms under the watchful eye of his wife.• Pat was carrying a large box under his arm.• The lateral arm plates also carry a series of long bristle-like spines, dorsal to the arm spines.• Epson America is the United States marketing arm of a Japanese company.• He tore past the carousels, raced around columns and flew back into my arms.• The declaration exposed him to accusations of hypocrisy after each revelation of arms sales to dubious regimes.• Later yet we are herded down to the basement, told to crouch and to cover our heads with our arms.• There are 5 short arm spines, the longest is scarcely equal in length to one segment.• He died in the arms of a passing motorist.• Soon she would lie down in the arms of a stronger lover than Tom would ever be and fall asleep.
arms outstretched• Encased in plaster, legs down, arms outstretched as if crucified, patients lay in convalescent hospitals.• Singer put both hands up before his face, arms outstretched; he was begging.• I tossed the bottle up to them and jumped high as I could, my arms outstretched over my head.• The pipe was just high enough so that I could swing with my arms outstretched and not drag my bottom.• We had to edge sideways along with our arms outstretched against the opposite wall for support.• Postural tremor-present primarily on static posturing, i. e., with the arms outstretched but not moving. 3.• Start as before with arms outstretched, then gently curve the body sideways.
arm2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  WEAPONto 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
2  INFORMATIONto provide all the information, skills, or equipment you need to do something 提供；配备，装备 SYN equip
Examples from the Corpus
arm• Roman candles, squibs and rockets were already in the shops and the protesters had armed themselves.
arm somebody with something• Arm yourself with all the facts you'll need to show you qualify for a loan.• The local farmers have armed themselves with rifles and pistols.
From Longman Business Dictionary
ARMARM
BANKINGabbreviation for ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE
→ see under mortgage1
Origin arm1
1. Old English earm
2. (1100-1200) Old French armes (plural), from Latin arma
 arm2
(1200-1300) Old French armer, from Latin armare, from arma; → ARM1
arm1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1arm2 verb
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BNC: 491 COCA: 491
arm

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ARM | ARM + VERB | ARM + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤left, right左臂；右臂▸➤upper上臂◇the muscles of the upper arm上臂的肌肉➤muscular, powerful, strong肌肉發達的／有力的／粗壯的胳膊➤bony, skinny, slender, thin瘦骨嶙峋的／瘦成皮包骨的／纖長的／瘦瘦的胳膊➤short短胳膊➤hairy多毛的胳膊▸➤good好胳膊◇He used his good arm to support his weight.他用那隻好胳膊支撑身體的重量。➤aching, bad, bleeding, broken, bruised, injured, sore, weak隱隱作痛的／有傷病的／流血的／折斷的／擦傷的／受傷的／疼痛的／無力的胳膊◇I have a sore arm, so I'm afraid I can't help you.我的胳膊疼，恐怕沒法幫你了。➤bandaged紮了繃帶的胳膊➤prosthetic假臂➤raised, upraised舉起的／抬起的胳膊▸➤extended, open (often figurative) , outstretched伸開的胳膊；張開的臂膀；展開的臂膀◇They're sure to welcome you with open arms.他們一定會張開雙臂熱烈歡迎你。➤comforting, loving, protective傳遞安慰的／表達愛意的／給予保護的臂膀◇He placed a comforting arm around her shoulder.他一隻手臂摟住她的肩頭，安慰她。➤waiting, welcoming等候的／歡迎的臂膀◇Kris collapsed into her mother's waiting arms.克里斯癱倒在母親伸出的臂彎裏。➤crossed, folded交叉的／合抱的臂膀◇He stood there with crossed arms, looking angry.他雙臂合抱站在那裏，看樣子很生氣。➤shaking, trembling哆嗦的／顫抖的胳膊➤flailing搖動的胳膊◇She ducked his flailing arms.她避開了他揮舞的胳膊。➤bare赤膊➤tanned曬黑的胳膊➤tattooed刺有文身的胳膊VERB + ARM➤bend, flex, move曲臂；活動手臂；移動胳膊▸➤lift, lower, raise抬起／放下／舉起胳膊◇The figure in the boat raised an arm.那條船上的人舉起了一隻胳膊。➤flap, swing, wave搖動／揮動／揮舞手臂◇He was running forward, waving his arms.他揮舞着雙臂向前跑。➤break, dislocate, hurt, twist折斷胳膊；使胳膊脫臼；使胳膊受傷；扭傷胳膊➤amputate截去胳膊▸➤extend, hold out, open, stretch out伸開臂膀；伸出胳膊；張開臂膀；伸展胳膊◇He held out his arms with a broad smile.他滿臉笑容地張開了雙臂。➤cross, fold交叉雙臂；雙臂合抱於胸前◇She folded her arms and stared at him.她雙臂合抱在胸前，直視着他。➤uncross, unfold打開／展開雙臂▸➤hook, link挽着臂膀◇The couple linked arms and set off along the beach.夫婦倆挽着手臂，沿海灘向前走。➤catch, catch at, catch hold of, clutch, grab, grasp, take抓住手臂；握住胳膊◇A hand reached out and caught hold of her arm.一隻手伸出去抓住了她的胳膊。◇She moved closer to her father and took his arm.她靠近父親，挽起了他的胳膊。➤grip, hold, pat, squeeze, touch緊握胳膊；抓住手臂；輕拍胳膊；擠壓胳膊；觸摸胳膊▸➤fall into投入懷抱◇They fell into each other's arms.他們擁抱在了一起。➤draw sb into, gather sb into, pull sb into, take sb in把某人拉進懷中；把某人擁入懷中◇He pulled her into his arms and kissed her.他把她擁入懷中，吻了她。➤hold sb in摟着某人ARM + VERB➤drop胳膊垂下➤bend胳膊彎曲▸➤dangle, hang胳膊下垂◇His arm hung awkwardly against his side.他的胳彆別扭地垂在身旁。➤circle, slide, slip胳膊環繞；胳膊滑動◇His arms slid around her.他的雙臂在她周身滑動。➤cradle sb/sth胳膊輕輕抱着⋯➤clutch sb/sth手臂抓住⋯◇His arms clutched his stomach.他雙臂緊捂着肚子。➤rest胳膊倚靠◇Her arms were resting on the table.她雙臂撑在桌子上。➤tighten胳膊收緊◇Her arms tightened convulsively around the child.她一下子緊緊摟住了孩子。➤shake, tremble胳膊哆嗦／顫抖➤flail, swing, wave手臂搖動／揮動／揮舞ARM + NOUN➤injury胳膊受傷➤muscle臂部肌肉➤motion, movement胳膊所作的動作／運動➤gesture手臂姿勢➤stroke, swing胳膊的一動／一揮➤workout臂力鍛煉PREPOSITION➤by the arm抓住手臂◇The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm).那名軍官抓住了他的胳膊。➤in sb's arms在某人的懷抱裏◇The child lay in its mother's arms.孩子躺在母親的懷裏。➤on the arm在胳膊上◇She touched him gently on the arm.她輕輕碰了碰他的胳膊。➤on your arm在胳膊上；挽着胳膊◇Lucy felt the warm sun on her bare arms.露西感覺得到溫暖的陽光照在她裸露的雙臂上。◇He walked in with a tall blonde on his arm (= next to him and holding his arm).他挽着一個身材高挑的金髮美女走了進來。➤under an/one/your arm在胳膊下◇She carried the dog under one arm.她把小狗夾在腋下。PHRASES➤arm in arm臂挽臂◇They walked along arm in arm (= with the arm of one person linked with the arm of the other).他們臂挽臂地走着。➤at arm's length保持盡可能遠的距離◇He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible).他拎着髒抹布，身子離得遠遠的。➤the crook of an/sb's arm（某人的）臂彎◇She lay curled up in the crook of his arm.她蜷縮着躺在他的臂彎裏。➤fling your arms around sb/sth, put your arms around sb/sth, throw your arms around sb/sth張開雙臂摟住⋯◇He ran up to her and flung his arms around her.他奔向她，張開雙臂摟住了她。➤in each other's arms相互擁抱着◇They fell asleep in each other's arms (= holding each other).他們相擁着睡着了。➤with arms akimbo (= with your arms bent and your hands on your hips) 雙手叉腰◇She stood looking at him with arms akimbo.她雙手叉腰站着，直視着他。
BNC: 491 COCA: 491
arm verb
⇨ equip 1arm noun
⇨ department (the research arm of the Department of Transport) ⇨ twist sb's arm ⇨ press verb 2
BNC: 491 COCA: 491
arm
General words for limbs and appendages: ankle, appendage, arch...
Parts of clothes: arm, armhole, basque...
Chairs and parts of chairs: arm, armchair, armrest...
Parts of objects that stick out from the surface: arm, flap, limb...
Departments in companies and organizations: acquisitions, arm, back office...
Supplying and using weapons and explosives: arm, armament, armed...
To provide something needed or missing: provide, supply, equip...

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