Word · Frequency #4771
arch
/ɑːrtʃ/
verb
拱起；使成拱形
To curve or bend into the shape of an arch.
- 1.
To form into an arch shape.
使成拱形
- 2.
To cover with an arch or arches.
用拱覆盖
用拱覆盖；给…加拱；使成拱形；用拱覆盖；使成弓形；拱起
In use
The cat arched its back when it saw the dog.
The bridge arches gracefully over the river.
She arched her eyebrows in surprise.
Verb forms
base arch · third person arches · -ing arching · past arched · past participle arched
规则动词，过去式、过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加-ing。
Connections
Collocations
- arch one's eyebrows
- 扬起眉毛
- She arched her eyebrows in surprise.她惊讶地扬起了眉毛。
- arch one's back
- 弓起背
- The cat arched its back when it saw the dog.猫看到狗时弓起了背。
- arch over something
- 在…上方成拱形
- Tall trees arch over the narrow path.高大的树木在狭窄的小路上方形成拱形。
- arch across something
- 横跨…成拱形
- The bridge arches across the river.这座桥横跨河流，呈拱形。
- arch upward
- 向上拱起
- The road arches upward as it approaches the hill.道路接近小山时向上拱起。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象猫弓背形成拱形，字母a像一个拱门洞，记住arch就是“使成拱形”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑/工程、身体动作、日常描述 作为动词的 arch 多用于描述弯曲成拱形的动作，例如拱起背部或使桥梁上方形成拱形；在建筑和日常身体姿势表达中都比较常见，语气通常中性。
Grammar Note
及物和不及物均可，常见搭配：arch one's back
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 arch /ɑrtʃ/ 同韵的常见词有 march、parch、larch、starch，它们的重读元音和结尾辅音都相同。注意 search /sɜrtʃ/ 拼写以 arch 结尾，但读音不同；batch /bætʃ/ 仅结尾的 /tʃ/ 相同，拼写和元音都不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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