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单词 ARM
释义

ARM1

abbreviation
Adjustable-rate mortgage.

arm2

/ɑːm /
noun
1Each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand: she held the baby in her arms...
  • It is also great for toning your upper body, arms and leg muscles.
  • It is a good idea to do some gentle jogging or brisk walking for ten minutes, followed by gentle stretches of the arms, legs and upper body.
  • The hands began to warm up and so did my legs but my arms and upper body were still very cold.

Synonyms

upper limb, forelimb, appendage
archaic member
1.1A flexible limb of an invertebrate animal, e.g. an octopus.When hunting and grabbing dinner, the octopus uses all the flexibility the arm is capable of....
  • Here's a typical view of a tangle of octopus arms, all covered with circular suckers.
  • The food is transferred down the arms to the mouth by tube feet located on the pinnules and arms.
1.2A sleeve of a garment.He was still wearing a surf suit that day, though one with short sleeves at the arms and legs coming to his knees....
  • The shirt has the same pattern as the short sleeve shirts except for an additional pattern over the biceps and the elbow on both arms.
  • Stylish, comfortable and built for adventure, this long sleeve shirt comes with exclusive logos on the chest and the arm!

Synonyms

sleeve
1.3An ability to bowl, pitch, or throw a ball skilfully: he has a good arm...
  • He has the arm to make any throw, but it's his solid base that scouts have praised.
  • Maybe he'll use his explosive arm to throw out a runner and save a victory, as he did the second week.
  • Favre is a passer whose brilliance is based on a huge arm and a nifty ability to avoid the rush.
1.4Used to refer to the holding of a person’s arm in support or companionship: as they walked he offered her his arm he arrived with a pretty girl on his arm...
  • Back at the jetty I was offered an arm for support, but refused.
  • Ever the gentleman he offered her an arm for support and she accepted thankfully.
1.5Used to refer to something powerful or protective: they have extended the arm of friendship to developing countries...
  • The little girl moved closer to her mother who instinctively put a protective arm around her, drawing her in closer.
  • Families dressed in black placed protective arms around one another as they waited for the first glimpse of their loved ones.
  • You want to put your protective arms around your child and make her whole again.

Synonyms

reach, power, force, authority, strength, might, potency
2A thing comparable to an arm in form or function, typically something that projects from a larger structure: cables will secure the boom to steel arms installed near the top of the tower a cat was curled up on an arm of the tree...
  • The completed machine could roam around and had a fully functional arm.
  • The bracket-like arms projected towards each other from opposite banks and served as spans of the bridge.
  • The shaft drive is hidden in the aluminium alloy swing arm.
2.1A side part of a chair or other seat on which a sitter can rest their arm: he draped his legs over the arm of the sofa a large walnut desk chair with padded arms...
  • Cole immediately threw the stand with the chess set and grabbed hold of the arms of Sara's seat.
  • I served them their drinks and promptly seated myself on the arm of the chair Ayden sat in.
  • He was sitting in the chair, with a pillow wedged between his right side and the arm of the chair.
2.2A narrow strip of water or land projecting from a larger body: the whole place is divided into two equal parts by an arm of the sea

Synonyms

inlet, creek, cove, fjord, bay, voe;
estuary, firth;
branch, strait(s), neck, narrows, sound, channel, passage, stretch of water, waterway
3A branch or division of a company or organization: the political arm of the separatist group...
  • First, it is given direction by a political arm, or college, of Commissioners, but the college is unelected.
  • The RAC Foundation, the lobbying arm of the motoring organisation, is now calling for a rethink on speed cameras.
  • Less well-known is the work of The Big Issue Foundation, the charity arm of the organisation.

Synonyms

branch, section, department, division, subdivision, wing, sector, chapter, lodge, detachment, agency, office, bureau, offshoot, satellite, extension
3.1Each of the types of troops of which an army is composed, such as infantry or artillery.The artillery arm has produced many great generals, most notably Napoleon....
  • Belief in the Army combined arms team is intuitive for all of us from the day that we enter the service.
  • Lee recognized the inherent weakness of this system and began to reorganize the artillery arm.
Also understood as a figurative use of arm2
4 Mathematics Each of the lines enclosing an angle.One of the arms of angle [alpha] and one of the arms of angle [beta] are extended by the same amount....
  • The test line could be rotated as much as 11° clockwise or counterclockwise with respect to the relevant arm of the inducing angle.
  • In the first of these evaluations of angle perception, subjects were asked to rotate a test line until it appeared collinear with the indicated arm of the inducing angle.

Phrases

arm in arm

as long as one's (or someone's) arm

at arm's length

cost an arm and a leg

give one's right arm

the long (or strong) arm of the law

put the arm on

under one's arm

with open arms

within (or beyond) arm's reach

Derivatives

armless

/ˈɑːmləs / adjective ...
  • What is wrong introducing card games such as bridge or canastas into club cultures rather than addictive armless bandits?
  • The ‘get up and go test’ measures mobility and involves timed standing from an armless chair, walking fast for 10 yards, returning, and sitting down.
  • ‘Now, let me see,’ Jinn looked up at the directory boards and immediately one of the lead men rushed forward to set a pair of round armless glasses on Jinn's nose.

Origin

Old English arm, earm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch arm and German Arm.

  • Although they may seem connected, arm meaning ‘part of the body’ and arm meaning ‘a weapon’ are different words. The former is Old English, while the latter came into medieval English from French and ultimately Latin. It is also found in armadillo (late 16th century), from the Spanish for ‘little armed man’; in armistice (early 18th century) from Latin arma and stitium ‘stoppage’; armour (Middle English) and armature (mid 16th century), both from Latin armatura and both originally meaning armour. The long arm of the law is the police force. The phrase was first recorded in Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott (1817) as ‘the arm of the law’, but the more usual form was ‘the strong arm of the law’. The first example of the ‘long’ form is in Charles Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop of 1841. If something costs an arm and a leg it is extremely expensive. The traditional story connects the expression with portrait painting. A pose in which the sitter's arms and legs were all visible might be more difficult to paint, making the portrait more expensive. More likely is that the phrase originates in the idea that a person's arms and legs are very precious to them. It may be an insensitive punning reference to ‘lost an arm and a leg’, a phrase which was all too common in reports of wartime casualties. There is a similar thought behind the much older expression give your right arm for something, meaning ‘to want something very much and be willing to pay a high price for it’.

Rhymes

arm3

/ɑːm /
verb [with object]
1Supply or provide with weapons: the security forces are armed with automatic rifles...
  • Derek, Richard and Wade didn't even have to have me tell them to start going to their rooms and begin arming themselves with body armour and other weapons.
  • Nor was it in dispute that he had armed himself with a CS gas canister before going out.
  • The complainant during the trial said that he had not armed himself with the knife and that the knife had been in the kitchen drawer.

Synonyms

provide, supply, equip, furnish, issue, fit out, fit up, outfit, rig out, accoutre, gird, provision, stock
1.1Supply or provide with equipment, tools, or other items in preparation or readiness for something: she armed them with brushes and mops...
  • On a typical Holi day, preparations begin by arming oneself with shades of brightly colored powder and water guns.
  • He claimed that we'd all be a lot safer if researchers would keep details about vulnerabilities to themselves, and stop arming hackers with offensive tools.
  • If I really want some chips, I pick up a single-size serving, and I steer clear of the vending machine, arming myself by preparing fruits and vegetables as snacks.

Synonyms

prepare, forearm, make ready, brace, steel, fortify
archaic gird one's loins
2Activate the fuse of (a bomb, missile, or other explosive device) so that it is ready to explode: the bomb would be quite safe until it was armed...
  • If these elements can convince the military to carry out a coup, they can surely convince them to arm the missiles.
  • He reached up and flicked a switch, arming his missiles.
  • The enrichment programme could be used to arm nuclear warheads.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French armer (verb), from Latin armare, from arma 'armour, arms'.

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