ark
/ɑːk/noun
1
the ark
(in the Bible) the ship built by Noah to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the Flood; Noah's ark.（《圣经》中诺亚为家人和每对动物躲避洪水而造的）方舟; 诺亚方舟。
1.1
- usu. in names a ship or boat船, 舰：
the Ark Royal.
（英国）“皇家方舟”号（航空母舰）。
1.2
- informal used to refer to something perceived as extremely old-fashioned〈非正式〉早已过时的; 极其陈旧的：
this kind of variety entertainment went out with the ark.
这种杂耍表演早就过时了。
2
- short for ARK OF THE COVENANT.ARK OF THE COVENANT的简称。
2.1
- （亦作Holy Ark）a chest or cupboard housing the Torah scrolls in a synagogue（犹太教教堂中存放《摩西五经》经卷的）藏经箱, 藏经柜。
3
- （亦作ark shell）a small, widely distributed bivalve mollusc which typically attaches itself to rocks with byssus threads赤贝, 蚶。
3.1
- Order Arcoidea: Arca and other genera.魁蛤目： 蚶属及其他属。
词源
Old English ærc, from Latin arca 'chest'.