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arm BODY PARTHB:m, $B:rmn [C]either of the two long parts of the upper body which are fixed to the shoulders and have the hands at the end手臂，胳膊My arms ache from carrying this heavy bag.我的胳膊因为提这个沉重的包而酸痛。Bill arrived at the party with his new girlfriend on his arm (=her hand resting on his arm).比尔用胳膊挽着他新的女朋友出现在聚会上。She put/threw her arms round me, and gave me a hug.她伸出双臂拥抱了我。He took/held her in his arms (=held her closely).他紧紧抱住她。The arm of a piece of clothing or furniture is a part of it that you put your arm in or on.衣袖; 扶手the arm of a jacket上衣袖子the arm of a chair椅子扶手An arm of land or water is a long, thin part of it that is joined to a larger area.狭地; 狭湾An arm of an organization is a part of it that is responsible for a particular activity or place.机构的分支The British company is one arm of a large multinational.这家英国公司是一个跨国大公司的分公司。The Royal Marines is one of the arms of the services.皇家海军陆战队是英国武装力量的一个分支。If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it as far away from your body as possible.尽可能离得远He carried the rubbish out at arm's length.他把垃圾尽可能远离身体地拎了出去。(fig.) She prefers to keep her relations at arm's length (=avoid being friendly with them).她不愿意跟亲戚们太近乎。(infml) An arm and a leg means a lot of money.极高的代价These shoes cost me an arm and a leg.这双鞋花了我好多的钱。Arm in arm means with your arm resting on another person's.互挽着手臂We walked arm in arm along the river bank.我俩挽着胳膊沿着河岸漫步。Arm-twisting is the use of persuasion or threats which make it very difficult for someone to refuse to do something.施加压力The vote was won only as the result of much arm-twisting by the government.这次选举只是由于政府施加了颇大压力才获胜的。Arm wrestling is a game played by two people who place the ELBOWS of their right arms on a table, hold hands and then try to push the other person's hand down onto the table.扳腕子
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