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单词 arm
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armnoun

uk/ɑːm/us/ɑːrm/

arm noun (BODY PART)

A1 [ C ] either of the two long parts of the upper body that are attached to the shoulders and have the hands at the end:

My arms ache from carrying this bag.
She put/threw her arms round me and gave me a hug.
He took/held her in his arms (= held her closely).
Bill arrived at the party with his new girlfriend on his arm (= her hand resting on his arm).

C2 [ C ] The arm of a piece of clothing or furniture is a part of it that you put your arm in or on:

the arm of a jacket
the arm of a chair
arm in arm

C2 When two people are arm in arm, they both have one arm bent at the elbow and passing around and supporting, or being supported by, the arm of the other person:

We walked arm in arm along the river bank.

More examples

  • Her arm was bandaged from the elbow to the fingers.
  • Without saying a word, she took hold of my arm and marched me off to the headmaster's office.
  • He put his arm around her shoulder protectively.
  • He ran up to her, his arms outstretched.
  • She sat back in her chair and wrapped her arms around her knees.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

The arm

  • acromial
  • acromioclavicular
  • acromion
  • alar
  • anconeus
  • appendage
  • cubital
  • elbow
  • glenohumeral
  • glenoid
  • infraglenoid
  • infraspinatous
  • subscapularis
  • supraclavicular
  • supraglenoid
  • suprascapular
  • supraspinatous
  • triceps
  • ulna
  • underarm

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Parts of clothes
Chairs & seats
Having in your hands

arm noun (WEAPONS)

arms [ plural ]

weapons and equipment used to kill and injure people:

They have been charged with supplying arms to the guerrillas.
An arms cache was discovered in South Wales.
The minister has called on the terrorists to lay down their arms (= stop fighting).
They are willing to take up arms (= prepare to fight) (against the government) if they have to.

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Arms & munitions in general

  • air-to-air
  • air-to-ground
  • ammo
  • ammunition
  • anti-aircraft
  • arsenal
  • battering ram
  • battledress
  • breastplate
  • bulletproof
  • catapult
  • mustard gas
  • nerve gas
  • ordnance
  • poison gas
  • sarin
  • stab vest
  • strategic
  • tear gas
  • WMDs

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arm noun (OF LAND/WATER)

[ C ] An arm of land or water is a long, thin part of it that is joined to a larger area.

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Bays & gulfs

  • basin
  • bay
  • channel
  • cove
  • gulf
  • inlet
  • lagoon
  • narrows
  • sea coast
  • sound
  • strait
  • the Persian Gulf

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Geography: promontories & peninsulas

arm noun (OF ORGANIZATION)

[ C ] An arm of an organization is a part of it that is responsible for a particular activity or place:

The British company is one arm of a large multinational.

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Organizations, Societies & clubs

  • Assn
  • Assoc
  • association
  • book club
  • brotherhood
  • commission
  • committee
  • empire
  • fan club
  • FC
  • feeder club
  • foundation
  • friendly society
  • housing association
  • insignia
  • monolith
  • secret society
  • select committee
  • society
  • the old guard

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Idiom(s)

an arm and a leg
keep sb at arm's length
under arms
be up in arms

armverb

uk/ɑːm/us/ɑːrm/

[ I or T ] to provide yourself or others with a weapon or weapons:

Nobody knows who is arming the terrorists.
I armed myself with a baseball bat and went to investigate the noise.
They are currently arming for war.
Opposite
disarm

C2 [ T ] to provide yourself or others with equipment or knowledge in order to complete a particular task:

She armed herself for the interview by finding out all she could about the company in advance.
I went to the meeting armed with the relevant facts and figures.

More examples

  • The police have to arm themselves against attack.
  • In arming the dictator, the US was creating a Frankenstein who would threaten their influence in the region.
  • Rioters armed with firebombs set light to police barricades.
  • If he's not armed, don't shoot.
  • War seemed inevitable and both sides were arming in preparation.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Providing weapons or taking weapons away

  • armament
  • armed
  • arms control
  • arms race
  • bare
  • capability
  • decommission
  • disarm
  • disarmament
  • gun control
  • militarized
  • nuclear-free
  • pack
  • peace dividend
  • rearm
  • reinforce
  • tooled up
  • unarmed
  • under arms idiom
  • with your bare hands idiom

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Giving, providing and supplying
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