声。[also V] 2IV] to be in a curved line or shape across or over sth呈系形覆盖；呈弧形横跨：TaH trees arched over
the path.大树呈拱形遮阴了小道。
■
adj. [usually before noun]
(often disapproving) seeming amused
because you know more about a situation than other people 调皮的；淘气的：an arch tone 〇/ voice 调
皮的语气► arch.丨y a办.：‘Guess w/iat?’ she
said arcWy.
“猜猜看？ ”她调皮地说道。
arch 拱 column 柱
arch- /aitj; NAmE airtS/ combining form (in nouns 词）main; most important
or most extreme 主要的；最
重要的；极端的：archbishop大主教◊ arch-enemy主要
敌人
archae.olo.gist (NAmE also archeolo-gist) /,a:ki-
'Dl0d3ist; NAmE ,a:rki'a:l-/ noun a person who studies
archaeology考古学家I
archae-ology (NAmE also arche-ology) /,a:ki'Dl0d3i; NAmE ,a:rki'a:l-/ noun [U] the study of
cultures of the past, and of periods of history by examining the remains of
buildings and objects found in the ground 考.古 _ — see also industrial archaeology ► arch-
aeo-logic-al (NAmE also arch-eo-logic-a：!) /,a:ki0'lDd3ikl;
NAmE ,a:rki0'la:d3-/ 〇〇(/• ： archaeological excavations/ evidence考古发掘/实证
archae-op-teryx /,a:ki'Dpteriks; NAmE ,a:rki'a:pteriks/ noun the oldest known
bird, which existed about iso million years ago始祖鸟（ l.5亿年前存在）
archaic
/ai'kenk;
NAmE a:r'k-/ adj. 1 old and no longer used
古体的；已不通用的：Thou art’ is an
archaic/orm 〇/ y〇u are’. thou art 是 you
are 的古体。2
very old-fashioned 早已过时的；陈旧的 EBd
outdated : The system is
archaic and unfair and needs changing, 个制度早已过时而且不公平，需秦改变。3
from a much earlier. or ancient
period of history 古代的；早期的：
archaic
art古代艺朵
archa-ism /'aikeiizam; NAmE 'a:rk-/ noun {technical a very old word or
phrase that is no longer used 古词；
古语
arch-an-gel /'a:keind3l; NAmE *a:rk-/ noun an angel of the highest rank 总领天使；天使■长：the Archangel Gabrfe/总领天使加俾额尔
arch-bishop /.aitj'bijap; NAmE .airtj'-/ noun a bishop of the highest rank, responsible
for all the churches in a large area 大主教；总主教：the Archbishop 〇/
们宙人丨•.教（即英国国教会领袖.) arch-bishop-ric /.aitj'bij'aprik; NAmE ,a:rtj-/ noun 1 the position of an
archbishop 大主教职位 2
the district for which an archbishop is responsible.大斑教区 arch-deacon /,a:tX'di:k0n; NAmE ,a:rtX-/ noun a priest just below
the rank of bishop, especially in
the Anglican Church (尤指圣公会的）备吏长
arch-dio-cese'
/.artX'daiasis;
NAmE ,a:rtJV noun a district under the
care of an archbishop 大'圭教区 arch-duch-ess /.aitfdAtJas; NAmE ,a:rtj-/ noun (in the past) the
wife of an archduke or a daughter of the Emperor
of Austria大公夫人；女大公（旧时奧地利
公主）
arch-duke /,a:tpdju:k; ,a:rtpdu:k/ noun (in the
past) a son of the Emperor of