than other people, so that
they are rude to them or do not consider them 傲慢；自大 ar.ro.gant /'aeragant/ behaving in a proud，
unpleasant way, showing little
thought for other people傲慢的；
arro-gate /'aeregeit/ verb arrogate to yourself
sth (formal) to claim or take sth
that you have no right to.華称；ffl取：/ do not arrogate to
myseZ/ the right to decide.我不擅自决定。
arrow 0*w /'aerau; NAmE'serou/ noun
1
a thin stick with a
sharp point at one end, which is shot from a bow
箭：a bow and arrow 弓箭to 戶re/ shoot an arrow ^ o The road continues
as straight as an arrow..公路毫直延伸。2 a mark or sign like
an arrow (-*), used t6 show direction or position 箭号.； 箭头：FoHow t/ie arrows.顺着箭头指示方向走。◊ Use the arrow
fceys to move the cursor•用键盘上的箭头键.移
动光标。
arrow-head /'aereuhed; NAmE 'aerou-/ noun the sharp pointed end
of an arrow 箭头；箭银
arrow-root
/'aeraururt;
NAmE 'aerou-/ noun [U] a plant whose
roots can be cooked and eaten or made into a type of flour, used especially to
make sauces thick; the flour itself竹芋（根状茎可食用或用于烹饪，使调味汁变
稠）；竹芋粉
ar-royo /a'roiau; NAmE -ou/ noun {pi. -os) (from Spanish) a narrow channel with
steep sides cut by a river in a desert region (沙漠地区的）旱谷，干爸，干涸的沟壑
arse/a:s; NAmE a:rs/ noun, verb
mnoun (BrE, taboo, slang) 1 [NAmE ass) the part of the body
that you sit on; your bottom 屁股；齒：Get off your arse (= stop
sitting around doing nothing)/ 另ij 闲呈 着! 2 (usually following an adjective 通常置于每容词后）
a
stupid person 笨蛋；傻瓜一see also smart-arse
n»TOl
My arse! [taboo, slang) used by some people to show they do not
believe what sb has said fE iS work your *arse off (toboo, 5/(7/7总）to work very hard'拼命千
—more
at kiss v., know v., lick v., pain n.
• verb IT>T?1
can^
be arsed (to do sth) (BrE, taboo, slang) to not want to do sth
because it is too much trouble 不
愿（做麻烦事）：I w〇5 supposed to do some worfc this weekend .but J
cou[dn’t be arsed.这个周末我本应该干点
事，不过我不愿去找那个麻烦。mm arse a bout/
a'round [BrE, taboo, slang) to waste time by
behaving in a siUyway鬼混；闲混
arse-hole /'aishaul; ,； NAmE 'airshoul/ (BrQ (NAmE ass.ho丨e) now/? (fflboo, s/fl/?g) 1 the anus
屁.服；肛门
2
a stupid or unpleasant
person 笨蛋；讨厌鬼：W7iat an arse^ole/真蠢得出奇！
'arse-licker(Sr£) (NAmE 'ass-lickei) noun (taboo, slang) a person who is too
friendly to sb in authority and is always ready to do what they want S,, iS > 'arse-licking(8/-£) [NAmE 'ass-licking) noun [U] ar-senal /'aisanl; NAmE 'airs-/ noun 1 a collection of
weapons such as guns and explosives (统称■).武器： Brifain’s nudear
arsena〖英国的核.武器 2 a building where
military weapons and explosives are
made or stored兵工厂；武器库;军火库
arsenic/'aisnik; NAmE'aivs-l noun [U] {symb As) a chemical element.
Arsenic is an extremely poisonous white powder•砷
arsey /'a:si; NAmE 'a:rsi/ adj. {AustralE, informal) very
lucl^交鸿运的；运气十足的
arson /a:sn; NAmE 'airsn/ noun [U] the crime of
deliberately setting fire to sth, especially a building 纵火（罪）；放火（罪）：to carry out an arson attack
进行纵>袭击
ar-son ist /'aisamst; NAmE 'airs-/ noun a person who commits
tlie. crime of arson 纵火犯；放火犯
art
/art;
NAmE a:rt/
noun,
verb mnoun 1 [U] the use of the
imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or
SCULPTURE艺术，美术（尤指绘画、雕刻、雕塑）： modern/contemporary/Americcm
art 现代 / 当代 /.美国艺 .术◊ an art crftic/historian/Iover 艺术&评家
/ 史佘 / 爱 如者◊ Can we caH
tetevision art?我们―把电视备#艺术