ar,ranged 'marriage not/a? a marriage in which the parents choose the husband or wife for their child 包办

婚姻'

arrange-ment *w/9_remd3m3nt//7w/7

1                  [Cusually pi.]:(for sth) a plan or preparation that you make so that stii can happen 安排;筹,备travel arrangement^ 旅―行安排 ofn mafce arrangements /or you to be met at the airport我会安排人到机场接你。

2                  [C, usually pi.] the way things are done or organized _ *S;^^:S/ie’s/wppywfth/ierum^uani’Wng arrangements.她对自S米同寻常的生活安排方式感到很 得意new security arrangements 新保安措施◊ rhere are special arrangements for people working overseas. 对赴海外工作的人员有特别安排3 [CU](with sb) (to do sth) an agreement that you make with sb that you can both accept 商定;约定an arrangement between the sc/iooi and the parents学校和家长的一项约定◊ We can come to an arrangement over the prfce.我们可以就 价格问题达成一项协议。..◊ ry had an arrangement that the children would, spend two weeks with each parent.他们商定,孩子们与父方母方分别各住两个星期

You can cash cheques here by prior arrangement with the bcmfc.你事先和银行商妥,就可以在这里兑现支票,,

4 [C, U] a group of things that are organized or placed in a particular order or position; the act of placing things in a particular order整理备的东西;整现;排 列;布置:pZans / the possfbZe searing arrangements .几种可行的座次安排:◊ the art o//(ower arrangement 插花艺术 5 [C, .U] a piece of music that has been changed, for example for another instrument to play 改编乐曲

ar-ran-ger /0'reind39/ noun 1 a person who arranges music that has been written by sb different 乐曲改编者 2 a person who arranges things 筹备者;安排者: arrangers /care services/or the eWeriy 安排照料老人的

筹划者

arrant/'aerant/ odj. [only before noun] (old-fashioned) used to emphasize how bad sth/sb is (强调有多_十足 的,坏透的arrant nonsense派胡肓. array iQ’rei/ .noun, verb

mnoun 1 [usually sing.] a group or collection of things or people, often one that is. large or impressive 大堆;大 群;大量a vast army / botties / (liferent s/iapes and sizes 大批形状大小不一的瓶手◊ a dazzZing array / taZent 耀眼的夫批天.才 2    a way of

organizing and storing related data in a computer memory 数组;阵列 3 (ted7A7/3/ 术语a set of numbers, signs or values arranged in rows and columns 数组; 阵列

mverb [VN] [usually passive] {formal) 1 to arrange a group of things in a pleasing way so that they are in order .布置;排歹!1: Jars of all shapes and sizes were arrayed on the sheves•在搁架上整齐地排列着大大小小备式各样的 罐子..2 to arrange soldiers in a position from which they are ready to attack 配置{兵力) array.ed /a’reid/ [not before.noun] ~ (in sth) ("terafy) dressed in a particular way, especially in beautiful clothes 穿戴尤指漂亮衣服):She was arrayed i>ra Wacfcveivetgown.她穿着--件黑色天鹅绒长礼服。 arrears /e'riaz; NAmE e'rirz/ noun [pi.] money that sb owes that they have not paid at the right time 逾期欠 款:rent/mortgage/tax arrears拖欠租金/按揭贷系/ 税款 be in arrears | get/fall into arrears to be late in paying money that you owe 到期未付;拖欠’: vye’re two months in arrears with the rent.我们拖欠了两 '个月的租金_n arrears if money or a person is paid in arrears for work, the money is paid after the work has been done后付;拖欠;拖延 arrest £H*/0'rest/ verb, noun

1. [VN].[often passive]sb (for sth) if the police arrest sb, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime 逮捕;柯留A man has been arrested fn'cormectio/i with the ropery. —名男子因与这桩抢劫 _ 案有关 E 被逮捕◊ She was arrested /or drug-reZated oj5fences.她因涉毒品犯罪而被捕◊ Ybu couW get arrested_/br doing that.你干那种事可能要遭逮捕2 [VN] {format} to stop a process or a development IS it