单词 | arrival |
释义 | arrivalWord family nounarrivalarrivanceverbarrive ar·riv·al /əˈraɪvəl/ ●●● W3 noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]ARRIVE when someone or something arrives somewhere 到达,抵达 OPP departure Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse. 警方及时赶到才阻止了事态恶化。 Traffic problems account for one third of late arrivals. 迟到的人有三分之一是因为交通问题。 arrival at/in Shortly after our arrival in London, Lisa was attacked. 我们到伦敦不久,莉萨就遭遇了袭击。 on arrival A deposit is payable on arrival (=when you arrive). 到达后要交付押金。 2 the arrival of something a) the time when a new idea, product etc is first used or discovered 〔新观念、新产品等〕的到来[出现] The demand for phone numbers has increased since the arrival of mobile phones. 手机问世后,对电话号码的需求增加了。 b) the time when an event or period of time starts to happen 某事件[或一段时间]的开始 The arrival of winter can make many people feel depressed. 冬天来临会令许多人感到抑郁。 Examples from the Corpus the arrival of something• The biggest distraction of all, the arrival of Celtic's new manager Lou Macari.• The usual button-down look of Washington has been brightened by the arrival of Hollywood celebrities.• I am like a shipwrecked survivor holding fast to the debris, awaiting the arrival of the scheduled liner.• Thus the time taken to unroll a carpet is very short compared with the time interval between the arrival of successive consignments.• Scant public attention has greeted the arrival of the children.• Best of all, Giselle Allen's Tatyana could mark the arrival of a star.• Thinking it meant the arrival of a new doctor, she stopped to read the two names on it.• Demand for telephone numbers has skyrocketed since the arrival of fax machines in offices. 3 [countableC]NEW someone who has just arrived in a place 新来的人 New arrivals were greeted with suspicion. 人们都抱着怀疑的态度对待新来的人。 Late arrivals will not be admitted to the theatre. 迟到者不得进入戏院。 4 arrivals TTTTTAARRIVEthe place at an airport where people arrive when they get off a plane 〔机场的〕到达区 the arrivals lounge 到达大厅 5. new arrival a baby who has just been born 新生婴儿 Examples from the Corpus new arrival• 1200 new arrivals, including small children and babies, were left sitting on the pavement outside the embassy.• And there is the intriguing possibility of a new arrival next season - Joe Montana.• For the media, interferon was a glamorous new arrival on the pharmaceutical scene.• The baby Eagles are sharing the incubation room with some other new arrivals.• Jim, this is our new arrival, Lyndsay. She'll be taking over from Bob.• He'd noted that Howard had clammed up as the new arrival appeared.• With the birth less than six weeks away, Jacqui is juggling a hectic schedule between work and planning for the new arrival.• The sound of hysterical laughter swept through the new arrivals as they looked at each other.• Hall gives a funny and moving account of the misfit schoolchild latching on to the new arrival.• Gwyn's children, Craig and Laura, are thrilled with the new arrival.• Mulholland had been saying that the city had surplus water sufficient for only ten thousand new arrivals. Examples from the Corpus arrival• The first dropout occurred within a month after arrival.• Porter spoke to reporters shortly after his arrival.• From his arrival, Greenhill caused dissension at Smith Barney.• Sara went about her business, more troubled than ever about Jenny's imminent arrival.• Congratulations on your new arrival!• She was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.• On arrival in Addis Ababa please report to the Ministry of Education.• The bustle of passport control and customs clearance over, father and daughter emerged into the pristine arrivals lounge.• TV crews from around the world filmed President Mandela's arrival at the airport.• On Reeve's arrival he did take charge.• Joe's sudden arrival spoiled all our plans.• The show begins with the arrival of the Europeans in the New World.• The arrival of the census form routinely sparks a bad-tempered debate about intrusiveness and unreasonable authority.• The arrival of Flight 227 was delayed by two hours.• Let me know the date and time of your arrival. on arrival• Wyler was rushed to the hospital, but was dead on arrival. |
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