Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #491
arm
胳膊;手臂;上肢
the upper limb of the human body, from the shoulder to the hand (or, in anatomy, just the part between shoulder and elbow)
常指整个上肢,也可特指肩到肘的部分
- 1.
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
人上肢从肩到腕的部分,有时包括手
- 2.
A weapon.
武器
- 3.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
人体上肢;技术上指肩与肘之间的部分,但常泛指整个上肢
- 4.
The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
上肢从肩到肘的延伸部分
- 5.
Heraldic bearings or insignia.
纹章或徽章
- 6.
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
任何类似人臂的突出物
- 7.
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
无脊椎动物的肢体或运动器官
- 8.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
用于战斗或狩猎的任何器械或工具
- 9.
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
衣服上覆盖手臂的部分
- 10.
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
从物体主体或中心延伸出的长而窄的部分,如扶手椅的扶手、起重机、眼镜或圆规的部分
- 11.
A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
从水体主体延伸出的海湾或入口
- 12.
A branch of an organization.
组织的分支
- 13.
Power; might; strength; support.
力量;威力;支持
- 14.
One of the two parts of a chromosome.
染色体的两个部分之一
- 15.
A group of patients in a medical trial.
医学试验中的一组患者
武器;兵器;袖子;臂状物;扶手;支架;部门;分支机构;海湾;水湾
In use
He broke his arm while playing basketball.
She gently wrapped her arms around the crying child.
The arm of this chair is slightly loose.
the arm of the record player
an arm of the sea
Connections
Collocations
- arm in arm
- 臂挽臂
- They walked arm in arm down the street.他们臂挽臂地沿街走着。
- broken arm
- 手臂骨折
- He had a broken arm after the fall.他摔倒了之后手臂骨折。
- right arm
- 右臂
- He raised his right arm to answer the question.他举起右臂来回答问题。
- arm of the law
- 法律的手臂
- The police are the long arm of the law.警察是法律的长臂。
- arm's length
- 一臂之遥
- She held the painting at arm's length to admire it.她把画举在一臂之遥处欣赏。
- arm of a chair
- 椅子扶手
Learner notes
Memory Tip
arm既是手臂也是武器,想象手臂化为武器,记住这个双重含义。
Context & Register
通常用于指人体的手臂部分,在正式或非正式场合均适用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending 'arm' and rhyme with /ɑːrm/. Note that 'warm' and 'swarm' have the same spelling ending but are pronounced with /ɔːrm/, so they do not rhyme with 'arm'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,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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