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the Ark of the Covenant
固定专有名词，指存放十诫石板的圣柜；在宗教或历史语境中常见。
The Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred object in ancient Israel.
约柜是古代以色列最神圣的物品。
约柜
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
约柜
the sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets of the Ten Commandments
The Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred object in ancient Israel.
约柜是古代以色列最神圣的物品。
指犹太教的约柜，不是诺亚方舟。
带平盖的大箱子。
A large box with a flat lid.
古希伯来人存放刻有十诫的两块石板的圣柜
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
诺亚为拯救家人和动物免受洪水而建造的船；诺亚方舟。
The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark.
诺亚为拯救其家人及动物免受洪水之灾而建造的船
a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
The guide explained that the ark was a chest made of acacia wood.
导游解释说，约柜是一个用皂荚木做的柜子。
Visitors gathered around the model of the ark to hear its story.
游客们围着约柜的模型，听它背后的故事。
In the painting, the ark is shown being carried by the priests.
在这幅画中，约柜正被祭司们抬着。
固定专有名词，指存放十诫石板的圣柜；在宗教或历史语境中常见。
The Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred object in ancient Israel.
约柜是古代以色列最神圣的物品。
在上下文明确时，可用大写 the Ark 指约柜，是 the Ark of the Covenant 的简称。
The Ark was kept in the Holy of Holies.
约柜被放置在至圣所中。
ark 前常用 the，特指这一圣柜。
The priests kept the stone tablets in the ark.
祭司们把石版保存在约柜里。
Not this
They crossed the river in an ark.
Use this
They crossed the river in a boat.
“ark”专指诺亚方舟或约柜，不是普通船只的通称。表示一般的船应用“boat”或“ship”。
Not this
She put her important letters in an ark.
Use this
She put her important letters in a box.
“ark”作“柜”解时特指约柜，不能泛指储物箱。一般的箱子应用“box”或“chest”。
Not this
Noah's Arc is a famous story.
Use this
Noah's Ark is a famous story.
“arc”指弧形，“ark”才是方舟。二者发音相同、拼写相近，容易混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
约柜
The Ark of the Covenant contained the tablets of the Ten Commandments.
约柜内藏有十诫石板。
耶和华的约柜
The priests placed the Ark of the Lord in the temple.
祭司们将耶和华的约柜安放在圣殿中。
圣约柜
The holy Ark was kept behind the curtain.
圣约柜被保存在幔子后面。
抬约柜
Only the Levites were allowed to carry the Ark.
只有利未人获准抬约柜。
非常过时；老掉牙
That mobile phone looked like it came out of the ark.
那部手机看起来像是老古董。
非常古老；像方舟一样古老
This washing machine is as old as the ark.
这台洗衣机真是老掉牙了。
携带约柜行进的军队所向无敌。
In the film Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Nazis hope to gain supernatural power by seizing the Ark.
在电影《夺宝奇兵》中，纳粹希望通过夺取约柜获得超自然力量。
Use ark naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
读音像“阿克”，想象一座圣柜（约柜）里安放着两块十诫石板，记住 ark 就是存放圣物的柜子。
语域：formal 常见场景：religious texts、historical discussions、museum exhibits 该词义指《圣经》中的约柜，多用于宗教或历史类正式文本，如宗教文献、历史论述和博物馆说明，日常口语中较少使用。
按美式读音，bark、dark、mark、park、shark 和 arc 都读 /ɑrk/，与 ark 押韵。注意 arc 拼写不同但同音；art /ɑrt/ 和 are /ɑr/ 形似但不押韵（art 多 /t/，are 无 /k/）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.