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(=next to him and holding his arm).他手挽着一个高个 子金发女郎走了进来。一 picture o body

                 OF .CLOTHING 衣服 2 the part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm 袖子.H771 sleeve

                 OF CHAIR,椅子 3 the part of a chair, 'etc. on which.you rest your arms.扶手picture c> chair

                 OF MACHINERY UL ^;; 4 a long narrow part of an object or a piece of machinery, especially one that moves, for example a record player #状物(尤指可移动的物体部分 或机癌部件 picture glass

                 OF WATER/LAND K 阽地 5 a long narrow piece of water or land that is joined to a larger area 狭長港湾;

:_(连接较大地区的)狭长地带A smaH bridge spans the arm /the river. 座小桥横跨河湾。

                 OF ORGANIZATION 纠织机构 6 [usually sing.]of sth) a section of a large organization that deals with one particular activity 分部;职能部门 an wing the research arm o/t&e company 公司的科研部i7!

IliTTil cost/oav an .arm' and 3 'leg {informal) to cost/pay a lot of money (使}花一大笔钱 keep sb at arm’s length to avoid having a close relationship with sb与某人保持距离;不亲近某人:He keeps aH his dients at arm’s     他不.何委托人过分亲密。more at

AKIMBO, BABE, BEAR V., CHANCE V., FOLD V., LONG adj.,

open adj., right adj., shot n., twist v.

verb 1 yourself/sb (with st“to provide weapons for yourself/sb in order to fight a battle or a war 堯装;装 备;备战:[VN] 77ie men armed thertisdves with sticks and stones.这些人以棍棒和石块作为武器◊ (//gwra/ve) 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[V] The country was arming against the enemy•这个国家 正在备战迎击敌人。see also armed 2 [VN] to make a bomb, etc. ready to explode装上引信;打开的 保险;准备发射;使(炸弹等)随时爆炸一compare DISARM

armada /ai'maida; NAmE a:r'm-/ noun a large group of armed ships sailing together (大型舰队The Spanish Armada was sent to attack England in 1588. * 1588年两班牙无敌舰队被派遣进攻英国◊ (/ifgwraf/ve) a vast armada o//ootbaH/ans —大群足球迷 ar-ma-dillo /.arma'dilau; NAmE .airme'diloo/ noun {pi. -os) an American animal with a hard shell made of pieces of bone, that eats insects and rolls into a ball if sth attacks it犰狳(美洲动物,体表覆盖甲冑状原骨质 板,以昆牟为食,遭攻击时缩成一团

Ar-ma-ged-don /.aima'gedn; NAmE ,a:rm-/ noun [sing., U] "I (in the Bible (圣经》)a battle, between good and evil at the end of the world世界末日的善恶大决战 2 a terrible war that could destroy the world .(.庭以毁 灭世界的)大奂战

Ar-mag-nac /'aimanjaek; NAmE 'a:r-/ noun [u] a type of French brandy阿马尼亚克酒(法国b兰地酒g Ar-ma-lite™ /'aimalait; NAmE 'a:rm-/ noun a type of light automatic rifle命玛莱特自动步松 ar-ma-ment/'aimamant; NAmE'a:rm-l noun 1 [C, usually pi.] weapons, especially large guns, bombs, tanks, etc. 军备;滅器the armaments industry 军火工业:,2 [U] the process of increasing the amount of weapons an army or a country has, especially to prepare for war 武装; 战备 compare disarmament arm-band /'aimbaend; NAmE 'a:rm-/ noun 1 a cloth band worn around the arm as a sign of sth, for example that sb has an official position 臂章;臂带;袖章:The stewards aiwore armbands.乘务员都戴了 臂章。:.◊ Many people at the funeral service were wearing black armbands在葬礼上许多人戴着黑纱D 2 either of two plastic rings that can be filled with air and worn around the arms by sb who. is learning to :swim (学游 泳时用的可充汽)臂圈

'arm candy noun [U] (informal) a beautiful woman that a man takes with him when he goes to a public event in order to impress other people i(男子参加社交活动时所 带的)挂臂美女 arm-chair noi//7, adj.

mnoun /'a:mtje0(r); aim'tje^r); NAmE'airmtSer; airm'tjer/ a comfortable chair with sides on which you can rest