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| 1 | one of the two long parts of your body with your hands at the end 臂；手臂；前肢 |
| I put my arm around his shoulders. 我搂住他的双肩。 |
| in sb’ s arms She was holding the baby in her arms. 她怀抱着婴儿。 |
| under sb’ s arm (=between the arm and the side of the body) Jim was carrying a parcel under his arm. 在某人胳膊下；在某人腋下 |
| into sb’ s arms The children threw themselves into their grandmother’ s arms. 孩子们扑进祖母的怀抱。 |
| fold/cross your arms (=put one arm on top of the other) She folded her arms across her chest. 交叉双臂 |
| take sb in your arms He took her in his arms and kissed her. 他拥抱并亲吻了她。 |
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| 2 | the part of a chair that you rest your arm on when you are sitting in it （椅子的）靠手，扶手 |
| | 2a | the part of a piece of clothing that your arm fits into 袖子 | |
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| 3 | a long thin part of an object that sticks out from the main part （主干上伸出的细长）臂状物 |
| The crane’ s huge metal arm lifted the load into the air. 起重机巨大的金属臂把货物提到空中。 |
| | 3a | a long narrow area of land or water 狭长通道；狭长水面（或水湾） | |
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| 4 | a part of an organization that deals with a particular subject or activity （机构的）职能部门 |
| the retailing arm of the business 公司的零售部 |
| an arm of the Justice Department 司法部的一个职能部门 |
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| - | an arm and a leg mainly spoken
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| if something costs an arm and a leg , it is very expensive |
| （价格）昂贵的 |
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| - | arm in arm
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| if two people are arm in arm , they are next to each other , with the left arm of one of them bent around the right arm of the other person |
| 臂挽臂地 |
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| The lovers strolled arm in arm by the river. 恋人们臂挽着臂在河边遛达。 |
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| - | at arm’ s length
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| 1 | held away from your body with your arm stretched out straight 一臂之距 | He held the sword in front of him at arm’ s length. 他伸直手臂握着剑。 | |
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| 2 | in a situation where you avoid dealing with or becoming involved with someone else 保持一定距离地 | keep/put sb at arm’ s length Sheryl’ s unfriendly manner kept most people at arm’ s length. 谢利尔的冷漠态度使得大多数人对她敬而远之。 | |
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| See also | | - arms | | - long 1 | | - open 1 | | - right 2 | |
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