arch

noun

/ɑːtʃ/

/ɑːrtʃ/

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a curved structure that supports the weight of something above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of a building拱（支撑如桥梁或房屋上部的弧形结构）
- a bridge with three arches有三个拱的桥。
- Homeless people slept under the railway arches.无家可归的人睡在铁路拱桥下面。
Topics Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pointed
- round
- rounded
- …
verb + arch
- build
- erect
- form
- …
preposition
- beneath an/the arch
- through an/the arch
- under an/the arch
- …
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a structure with a curved top that is supported by straight sides, sometimes forming an entrance or built as a monument拱门
- Go through the arch and follow the path.穿过拱门沿小径往前走。
- Marble Arch is a famous London landmark.大理石拱门是伦敦著名的地标。
Extra Examples
- This huge triumphal arch was erected at the beginning of this century.这座巨型凯旋门是本世纪初建造的。
- We rode under the arch.我们在拱门下骑自行车。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pointed
- round
- rounded
- …
verb + arch
- build
- erect
- form
- …
preposition
- beneath an/the arch
- through an/the arch
- under an/the arch
- …
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the raised part of the foot formed by a curved section of bones足背；足弓
Topics Bodyc2
anything that forms a curved shape at the top拱形；拱形物
- the delicate arch of her eyebrows她那弯弯的柳眉
- The branches of the trees formed an arch over the bench.树枝交错，在长椅上方形成一个拱形。
see also archedTopics Colours and Shapesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pointed
- round
- rounded
- …
verb + arch
- build
- erect
- form
- …
preposition
- beneath an/the arch
- through an/the arch
- under an/the arch
- …
See full entry

Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French arche, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.

arch

verb

/ɑːtʃ/

/ɑːrtʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they arch	/ɑːtʃ/ /ɑːrtʃ/
he / she / it arches	/ˈɑːtʃɪz/ /ˈɑːrtʃɪz/
past simple arched	/ɑːtʃt/ /ɑːrtʃt/
past participle arched	/ɑːtʃt/ /ɑːrtʃt/
-ing form arching	/ˈɑːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈɑːrtʃɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] arch (something) if you arch part of your body, or if it arches, it moves and forms a curved shape（使）成弓形
- The cat arched its back and hissed.猫弓起背发出嘶嘶声。
[intransitive] to be in a curved line or shape across or over something呈拱形覆盖；呈弧形横跨
- Tall trees arched over the path.大树呈拱形遮阴了小道。

Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French arche, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.

arch

adjective

/ɑːtʃ/

/ɑːrtʃ/

[usually before noun] (often disapproving)

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seeming pleased with yourself because you know more about a situation than other people调皮的；淘气的
- an arch tone of voice调皮的语气
- He tapped the side of his nose in an uncharacteristically arch gesture.他以一种不同寻常的拱形姿势轻轻拍了拍鼻子。
Word Originadjective mid 17th cent.: from arch-, by association with the sense ‘rogue’ in combinations such as arch-scoundrel.