arch是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a structure, consisting of a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it -- 拱；拱形結構；拱門（或窗、頂、洞等）

  • In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches. 很多教堂中，側廊與主廊之間都有一排拱門相隔。

  • Passing through the arch, you enter an open courtyard. 穿過拱門，你就到了天井中。

  • The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit. 葡萄藤整修成拱形，既能遮蔭又能結果。

  • The temple's grand white arches rose conspicuously over the dirty decaying city. 寺院潔白雄偉的拱門十分顯眼地豎立在骯髒破敗的城市上方。

  • The abbey is known for its majestic arches, fine doorways and elegant windows. 這座修道院因為其威嚴的拱門、精美的門廊和雅致的窗戶而聞名。

  • The town is dominated by the massive arches of a viaduct. 高架橋巨大的拱洞在這座小鎮中十分顯眼。

• 1 something that has the shape of an arch, often used for decoration -- （常用作裝飾的）拱形，拱形物

  • The boat floated through the arch of the trees towards the bridge. 小船穿過兩岸的樹木向小橋漂去。

• 2 the raised curve on the bottom of your foot -- 足弓，足背

  • She has very high arches. 她足弓很高。

• 3 any organ or part of the body that is curved in shape -- 弓（身體中曲線形或弧形的結構）

  • The premature loss of primary teeth causes shrinking of the dental arch. 乳牙提前掉落會引起牙弓萎縮。

• 4 to make the shape of an arch -- （使）拱起；（使）成拱形

  • Trees arch over the river. 兩岸的樹木在河面上交織成拱形。

  • Her eyebrows arched in contempt. 她蔑視地挑起雙眉。

  • She watched the cat arch its back. 她看著貓弓起背。

• 5 showing that you think it is amusing that you know more about something than someone else does -- 淘氣的；調皮的

  • an arch tone of voice 調皮的口吻

• 6 most important -- 主要的；最重要的

  • an archbishop 大主教

  • an archduke 大公

• 7 greater or especially worse than others of the same type -- 極度的；為首的；（尤指）極惡劣的

  • an arch-criminal 首犯

  • his arch-enemy 他的死敵

  • He's always been an arch-opponent of the project. 他一直是這個計劃最強硬的反對者。