英语词汇“arch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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An arch is a shape that resembles an upside down "U." You may find this shape in a carefully tweezed eyebrow or in the famous golden pair that make you hunger for a Big Mac.

In architecture, an arch is an opening that is often found supporting the weight of a something above it — like a bridge or a wall. In downtown St. Louis, you can visit the Gateway Arch — a freestanding catenary arch that is 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide. As a verb, arch means to make an arch-like shape. "She stretched her back by arching it into a backbend." As an adjective, arch can describe something mischievous or sly: "He teased his friend with an arch comment about his shyness around girls."

WORD FAMILY

arch: arched, archer, arches, archest, arching, archly, archness, overarch+/archer: archers, archery/archery: archeries/archness: archnesses/overarch: overarched, overarches, overarching

USAGE EXAMPLES

The headline-grabbing arch conservative from Spartanburg County faced a trio of opponents in his primary battle to win a third term in the Senate.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

So he and Houmam Saad, his Syrian colleague, spent four days flying a drone with a robot camera over the crumbled arches and temples.

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Over the course of one-and-a-half-hours, the Moon's shadow will trace an arching path from Oregon in the west diagonally downwards towards South Carolina.

BBC(Dec 30, 2016)

1n (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

Hypo|Hyper

abutment arch

an arch supported by an abutment

broken arch

an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration

camber arch

an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados

corbel arch

(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet

flat arch, straight arch

an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados

pier arch

an arch supported on piers

pointed arch

an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture

proscenium arch

the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall

rampant arch

an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other

round arch

an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture

rowlock arch

an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs

safety arch

an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction

scoinson arch, sconcheon arch

an arch that supports part of the wall

segmental arch

a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle

shouldered arch

an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture

diminished arch, scheme arch, skeen arch, skene arch

an arch whose height is less than half its width

skew arch

an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face

squinch

a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

trimmer arch

an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth)

triumphal arch

a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory

Tudor arch, four-centered arch

a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers

bell arch

a round arch resting on corbels

drop arch

a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span

Gothic arch

a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex

Moorish arch, horseshoe arch

a round arch that widens before rounding off

keel arch, ogee arch

a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides

Roman arch, semicircular arch

a round arch drawn from a single center

basket-handle arch, three-centered arch

a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers

trefoil arch

a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex

trumpet arch

a conical squinch

construction, structure

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

2n a passageway under a curved masonry construction

they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory

Syn|Hyper

archway

entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

3n a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

Hyper

curve, curved shape

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

4n a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)

Hypo|Hyper

metatarsal arch

the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals

instep

the arch of the foot

pectoral arch, shoulder girdle

the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans

haemal arch, hemal arch

a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels

neural arch, vertebral arch

a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord

fallen arch, sunken arch

an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground

skeletal structure

any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

5v form an arch or curve

her back arches

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

arc, curve

camber

curve upward in the middle

bend, flex

form a curve

1adj (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

Syn

condescending, patronising, patronizing
superior

of or characteristic of high rank or importance

2adj naughtily or annoyingly playful

Syn

impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked
playful

full of fun and high spirits

3adj expert in skulduggery

an arch criminal

Syn

skilled

having or showing or requiring special skill

单词	arch
释义	arch (once / 163 pages) 1nv 2adj An arch is a shape that resembles an upside down "U." You may find this shape in a carefully tweezed eyebrow or in the famous golden pair that make you hunger for a Big Mac. In architecture, an arch is an opening that is often found supporting the weight of a something above it — like a bridge or a wall. In downtown St. Louis, you can visit the Gateway Arch — a freestanding catenary arch that is 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide. As a verb, arch means to make an arch-like shape. "She stretched her back by arching it into a backbend." As an adjective, arch can describe something mischievous or sly: "He teased his friend with an arch comment about his shyness around girls." WORD FAMILY arch: arched, archer, arches, archest, arching, archly, archness, overarch+/archer: archers, archery/archery: archeries/archness: archnesses/overarch: overarched, overarches, overarching USAGE EXAMPLES The headline-grabbing arch conservative from Spartanburg County faced a trio of opponents in his primary battle to win a third term in the Senate. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) So he and Houmam Saad, his Syrian colleague, spent four days flying a drone with a robot camera over the crumbled arches and temples. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Over the course of one-and-a-half-hours, the Moon's shadow will trace an arching path from Oregon in the west diagonally downwards towards South Carolina. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it Hypo\|Hyper abutment arch an arch supported by an abutment broken arch an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration camber arch an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados corbel arch (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet flat arch, straight arch an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados pier arch an arch supported on piers pointed arch an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture proscenium arch the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall rampant arch an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other round arch an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture rowlock arch an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs safety arch an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction scoinson arch, sconcheon arch an arch that supports part of the wall segmental arch a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle shouldered arch an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture diminished arch, scheme arch, skeen arch, skene arch an arch whose height is less than half its width skew arch an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face squinch a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) trimmer arch an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth) triumphal arch a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory Tudor arch, four-centered arch a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers bell arch a round arch resting on corbels drop arch a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span Gothic arch a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex Moorish arch, horseshoe arch a round arch that widens before rounding off keel arch, ogee arch a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides Roman arch, semicircular arch a round arch drawn from a single center basket-handle arch, three-centered arch a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers trefoil arch a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex trumpet arch a conical squinch construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 2n a passageway under a curved masonry construction they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory Syn\|Hyper archway entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway something that provides access (to get in or get out) 3n a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening Hyper curve, curved shape the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes 4n a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet) Hypo\|Hyper metatarsal arch the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals instep the arch of the foot pectoral arch, shoulder girdle the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans haemal arch, hemal arch a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels neural arch, vertebral arch a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord fallen arch, sunken arch an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground skeletal structure any structure created by the skeleton of an organism 5v form an arch or curve her back arches Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper arc, curve camber curve upward in the middle bend, flex form a curve 2 1adj (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension Syn condescending, patronising, patronizing superior of or characteristic of high rank or importance 2adj naughtily or annoyingly playful Syn impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked playful full of fun and high spirits 3adj expert in skulduggery an arch criminal Syn skilled having or showing or requiring special skill
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