| 单词 | arch |
| 释义 | arch (ɑːʳtʃ ) Word forms: arches , arching , arched 1. countable noun An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall. 2. countable noun An arch is a curved line or movement. 3. countable noun The arch of your foot is the curved section at the bottom in the middle. 4. verb If you arch a part of your body such as your back or if it arches, you bend it so that it forms a curve. Don't arch your back, keep your spine straight. [VERB noun] 5. verb If you arch your eyebrows or if they arch, you move them upwards as a way of showing surprise or disapproval. [literary] 'Oh really?' he said, arching an eyebrow. [VERB noun] 6. verb If something arches in a particular direction, it makes a curved line or movement. I gazed up at the domed ceiling arching overhead. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: curve, bridge, bend, bow 7. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An arch look is mysterious and mischievous. Both of them looked at him with that curious, slightly amused and even arch expression. archly graded adverb She looked at me rather archly. 8. graded adjective If you say that someone is arch, you are criticizing them for talking or behaving as if they are better or more important than other people. [disapproval] Their attempts to be casual have so far just looked arch or patronising. archly graded adverb 'You can't fool me,' Shirley said archly. 9. See also arched arch- (ɑːʳtʃ- ) combining form Arch- combines with nouns referring to people to form new nouns that refer to people who are extreme examples of something. For example, your arch-rival is the rival you most want to beat. ...his arch-enemy. Collocations: arch frames On the first story, the central arch frames the double door entry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the third floor, the triple window groups are repeated, but within rounded arch frames. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Inside, a horseshoe arch frames the heichal and polychrome columns support the galleries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the south facade the windows are in deep molded lancet arch frames. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Subtracting this value from the common arch span of 12.75mft 1, a clear span of 10.65mft 1 remains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2004, plans were made to replace the bridge with an arch span that would have been the longest in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It then measured long, with an arch span of. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The slender main steel arch span will be in the order of 222 (68m). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All three bridges have the same arch span, 28 feet (8.5 m), but each has a differing depth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The front gable features a three part pointed arch window. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had a modified hip-roof with cross-gabled dormers and a bracketed corniceline, an open gabled portico, and rectangular and round arch window enframements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each side of the porch has a 15th-century three-lighted pointed arch window. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Coach 812 was a classic arch window large interurban coach typical of 1910 construction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stilted arch window openings with pronounced keystones and the consoles on cornices are characteristics of this style. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The top-floor bedroom has the advantage of occupying the entire floor; a wonderful brick arch divides the room. Times, Sunday Times As soon as there was room, a brick arch in the form of a horseshoe was built. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tall square stone base with a round brick arch on 2 sides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bridge was constructed in 1903 of stone with brick arch rings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bridge was constructed in 1907, of coursed rubble with brick arch rings and a contrasting parapet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When you finally stand underneath its ridiculously tall entrance arch, your lungs begin expanding in instinctive sympathy with this huge new scale. Times, Sunday Times The spandrels of the central entrance arch are filled with small kalasa and rosette motifs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was probably when modifications were made to the entrance arch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A small doocot or dovecot was above the entrance arch until its removal by the current owner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only the clock tower, entrance arch, fish section and shop frontage was saved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then 'shorten' the foot by pulling the toes toward the heel, drawing up the foot arch. Times, Sunday Times Moreover, humans have a foot arch rather than flat feet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These enzymes can break down the constituents of the involved tendons and cause the foot arch to fall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Humans have stiff foot arches, which support an upright walk. Times, Sunday Times Over the years doctors prescribed foot arches for my feet, pills for headaches, a diet for excessive weight and breathing exercises for a stuffy nose. Times, Sunday Times To help with the 'conundrum of writing about music', a glossary for the few inevitable technical terms (arch form, sonata form, microtones, harmonics, etc) would also help. The Times Literary Supplement On leaving the abbey, friends used paddles to form an arch over the newlyweds, who have their own 16ft canoe. Times, Sunday Times The entrance eroded over time and collapsed to form an arch 30 metres wide curving almost eight metres above the sea. Globe and Mail They hold their both hands to form an arch so the other players can pass under it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A meters-long sea chasm and a sea arch form on the sea front after years of erosion by strong wind and waves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The viaduct was 175 metres long, supported by three towers on the shoulder of the gorge and a 100-metre steel arch over the river. Times, Sunday Times The collapsed bridge was one of a type of steel arch designs first built in the 1960s. Times, Sunday Times The design of the main span features a steel arch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was built in 1911, as a triple-span steel arch bridge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This red and gold steel arch bridge shape resembles giant dragon and it composes of three bridge rings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 拱门, 弓着 Japanese: アーチ, 弓なりに反らす |
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