arm /ɑːm/ CET4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end. 手臂

  例：

  She stretched her arms out.

  她伸开了双臂。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT The arm of a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down. (椅子的) 扶手

  例：

  Mack gripped the arms of the chair.

  麦克抓紧了那把椅子的一对扶手。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT An arm of an object is a long thin part of it that sticks out from the main part. (物体的) 臂状物

  例：

  ...the lever arm of the machine.

  …该机器的杠杆臂。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT An arm of land or water is a long thin area of it that is joined to a broader area. (陆地、水域的) 狭长区域

  例：

  ...a small area of woodland between two arms of a small stream.

  …一条小溪的两条支流之间的一小块林地。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT An arm of an organization is a section of it that operates in a particular country or that deals with a particular activity. 部门; 分支机构

  例：

  The agency is the central research and development arm of the Department of Defense.

  该机构是国防部的核心研究与开发部门。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT The arm of a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm. 袖子

  例：

  ...coats that were short in the arms.

  …袖子短的几件大衣。

• 7. 

  PHRASE If two people are walking arm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked. 臂挽臂地

  例：

  He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife.

  他和他妻子臂挽着臂从法院走来了。

• 8. 

  PHRASE If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight. 以一臂之距

  例：

  He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.

  他划了根火柴，然后伸长胳膊举着。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If you keep someone at arm's length, you avoid becoming too friendly or involved with them. 同某人保持一定距离

  例：

  She had always kept the family at arm's length.

  她一直和家人保持一定距离。

• 10. 

  PHRASE If you welcome some action or change with open arms, you are very pleased about it. If you welcome a person with open arms, you are very pleased about their arrival. 张开双臂 (欢迎) [表赞许]

  例：

  They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms.

  他们毫无疑问会张开双臂欢迎这项举措。

• 11. 

  PHRASE If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something. 说服某人 [非正式]

  例：

  She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.

  她已说服了他，让他邀请她。