Arbor Day /'a:ba dei; NAmE 'airbar/ noun a
day when people in the US, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries
plant trees (US.
sw)
arbor eal /a:'bo:rial; NAmE
a:r'b-/ adj. (technical ft iff) relating to trees; living in
trees ^
arboretum /,a:ba'ri:tam; NAmE ,a:rb-/ noun
(pi ar-bor
etums
or
ar-boreta
/-ta/)
a garden where many different types of tree are grown, for people to look at or
for scientific study ( M ) M ft
|s|, II
arbori cul ture /'a:barikAltJa(r); NAmE
'a:rb-/ noun [U] the study or practice of growing trees and shrubs ft ►ar-bori-cul-tural/.arbari'kAltJ’aral; NAmE
,a:rb-/ adj.: an arboricultural specialist M ft $ J/r ar bori cul tur ist noun
Ar-borio /a:'bo:riau; NAmE
a:r'bo:riou/ noun [U] a type of Italian rice with a short grain $/;>!<:
arbour (BrE) {NAmE arbor) /'aiba(r); NAmE
'a:rb-/ noun a shelter in a garden/yard for people to sit under, made by
growing climbing plants over a frame ( {tl%\, R T
mmm) mm,
arbu tus /a:'bju:tas; NAmE a:r'b-/ noun a type of
evergreen tree with broad
leaves, pink or white flowers and berries
like strawberries %
^ H i/4 li'i % ( iMlnf viV
m, )
arc /a:k; NAmE
a:rk/ noun, verb
m noun 1 {geometry
jl fsf) part of a circle or a curved line % — picture o circle 2 a curved shape : the
arc of a rainbow 0 The beach
swept around in an
arc. 3 {technical ^ifi) an electric
current passing across a
space between two terminals — see
also arc lamp
mverb (arc-ing /'arkirj; NAmE 'a:rk-/,
arced,
arced /a:kt;
NAmE a:rkt/) [V] {technical ft in) 1 to move in the shape of an
arc 2 to form an electric arc
arcade /ai'keid; NAmE a:r'k-/
noun 1 a
covered passage with arches along
the side of a row of buildings (usually a row of shops/stores) gtjgjsoiit (
1#
[§] /d H HU (ft 'Tf ® ^ jl ).2 a covered passage
between streets, with shops/stores on either side j§[ /£'
( i$;TM m ) 3 (also ’shopping
arcade) (both BrE) a large building with a
number of shops/stores in it ft" ; $ ik 4* ft"
—
compare shopping mall 4 = amusement arcade: arcade games
Arca dia /ai’keidia; NAmE air’k-/ noun [sing.] a
part of southern Greece used in poetry and stories to represent an idea of
perfect country life H" -f? ii ® i$f fr|5
Mi
K, )
Arca dian /ai’keidian; NAmE a:r‘k-/ adj. of or connected with
arca na /ai’keina; NAmE
air’k-/ noun 1 [pi.] things that are secret or mysterious
'ft ft if; # ft ^ 2 [sing.] either of the two groups of cards in
a tarot pack/ deck, the major arcana and the minor arcana W
arcane /ai’kein; NAmE
a:r’k-/ adj. (formal) secret and mysterious and therefore difficult to
understand M %
(ft; H$««lft
arch /artX; NAmE
airtJV noun, verb, adj. u noun 1 a curved structure
that supports the weight of sth above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of
a
building m ( mw n m m i $ m -m b % m >
2
a structure with a curved top that is supported by straight sides, sometimes
forming an entrance or built as a monument
|v ]; Go through the arch and
follow the path. % jjft jft fl ft ft ml £ 0 0 Marble Arch is a
famous
o 3 the raised part of the
foot formed by a curved section of bones jg. #; £ ^ — picture o body 4 anything that forms a
curved shape at the top $B$1: the
delicate arch of her eyebrows MSP ^fft
mm
m verb 1 if you arch part of
your body, or if it arches, it moves and forms a curved shape ( fj£ ) ^ B: [VN]
The cat arched its back and hissed. $§ fB ifr