arch

noun

1. 拱（支撑如桥梁或房屋上部的弧形结构）
   a curved structure that supports the weight of sth above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of a building
2. 拱门
   a structure with a curved top that is supported by straight sides, sometimes forming an entrance or built as a monument
   1. Go through the arch and follow the path.
      穿过拱门沿小径往前走。
   2. Marble Arch is a famous London landmark.
      大理石拱门是伦敦著名的标志性建筑。
3. 足背；足弓
   the raised part of the foot formed by a curved section of bones
4. 拱形；拱形物
   anything that forms a curved shape at the top
   1. the delicate arch of her eyebrows
      她那弯弯的柳眉

verb

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

adj.

1. 调皮的；淘气的
   seeming amused because you know more about a situation than other people
   1. an arch tone of voice
      调皮的语气

1. 拱;拱门;拱形结构
   An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
2. 弧形;弧形运动
   An arch is a curved line or movement.
3. 足弓;足背
   The arch of your foot is the curved section at the bottom in the middle.
4. V-ERG 弓着,佝着（背）等
   If you arch a part of your body such as your back or if it arches, you bend it so that it forms a curve.
   1. Don't arch your back, keep your spine straight.
      别佝着背，把腰挺直。
5. V-ERG （表示惊奇或不赞同）扬起（眉毛）
   If you arch your eyebrows or if they arch, you move them upwards as a way of showing surprise or disapproval.
   1. 'Oh really?' he said, arching an eyebrow.
      “哦，真的吗？”他扬起一边的眉毛说。
6. VERB 拱起；成弓形；呈弧形运动
   If something arches in a particular direction, it makes a curved line or movement.
   1. I gazed up at the domed ceiling arching overhead.
      我抬头凝望着上方弧形的穹顶。
7. ADJ-GRADED 神秘的；淘气的；调皮的
   An arch look is mysterious and mischievous.
   1. Both of them looked at him with that curious, slightly amused and even arch expression.
      他们俩都看着他，带着一副好奇的、有点觉得好笑甚至是淘气的表情。
8. ADJ-GRADED 傲慢自大的
   If you say that someone is arch, you are criticizing them for talking or behaving as if they are better or more important than other people.
   1. Their attempts to be casual have so far just looked arch or patronising.
      他们本想做出漫不经心的样子，结果反而显得傲慢自大或自视甚高。
9. See also: arched

1. Don't arch your back, keep your spine straight.
   别佝着背，把腰挺直。
2. 'Oh really?' he said, arching an eyebrow.
   “哦，真的吗？”他扬起一边的眉毛说。
3. I gazed up at the domed ceiling arching overhead.
   我抬头凝望着上方弧形的穹顶。
4. Both of them looked at him with that curious, slightly amused and even arch expression.
   他们俩都看着他，带着一副好奇的、有点觉得好笑甚至是淘气的表情。
5. Their attempts to be casual have so far just looked arch or patronising.
   他们本想做出漫不经心的样子，结果反而显得傲慢自大或自视甚高。
6. They walked through the arch and into the cobbled courtyard.
   他们穿过拱门走进铺着鹅卵石的院子。
7. Traders in Marble Arch are facing huge rent increases.
   大理石拱门的经销商们面临租金的大幅上涨。
8. The triumphal arch commemorates Caesar's victory over Pompey.
   凯旋门用于纪念恺撒击败庞培，得胜而归。
9. He went under a brick arch
   他穿过一个砖砌的拱门。
10. He tried in a hundred ways to convey his own feelings, casting arch glances at them.
    他乘机百般撩拨，眉目传情。
11. He tapped the side of his nose in an uncharacteristically arch gesture.
    他轻叩鼻侧，做了个不常见的调皮手势。
12. The trees arch overhead.
    树木在头顶上弯成拱形。
13. She was rather arch in her behaviour.
    她的举止有点淘气。
14. The influence to stress of skew arch bridge was studied by changing the abutment torsional stiffness and width-span ratio.
    通过改变桥台抗扭刚度和宽跨比，研究对斜交拱桥受力的影响。
15. Combined with engineering practice, the application of ceramisite concrete in maintenance and reinforcement of arch bridge is introduced.
    结合工程实践，介绍了陶粒混凝土在拱桥维修加固中的应用。
16. Now you have an arch made out of spotlights.
    现在你得到了一个由聚光灯构成的弧。
17. The whole process simulation analysis of Sanglang RCC arch dam is done with3D finite element method ( FEM).
    利用三维有限元法，对桑郎碾压混凝土拱坝进行了全过程仿真分析。
18. With the system, the stresses of arch dam are computed based on crown cantilever method;
    对毛坦砌石拱坝进行了温度场和应力场全年仿真计算；
19. These building techniques are post and lintel, arch and vault, truss, and cantilever construction.
    这些建筑技术在工艺上的成果就是柱子、门楣、拱门、拱顶，桁架和悬桁。
20. They just had to simply build an arch.
    他们只是简单的建造了一个拱门。
21. If it's back toward the arch, you could have problems with support and stability.
    如果是在后面的足弓部分弯曲，你可能会有支撑和稳定性方面的问题。
22. This angiogram demonstrates the aortic arch and great vessels.
    血管造影显示主动脉弓和大动脉。
23. The scheme is a transition between the box girder with vertical piers and the true arch.
    该结构是具有垂直墩的箱梁桥钢与真正的拱桥之间的一种过渡形式。
24. The state of steel arch centering under construction loads is analyzed by the finite element software MIDAS.
    利用有限元软件MIDAS，对钢拱架施工的受力状态进行了数值分析。
25. A steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey.
    新泽西州的Bayonne处有一座连接新泽西和Staten岛的钢拱桥。
26. The controlling technology is applied to vibration control of arch structures ( AS) in this paper.
    将控制技术运用到拱型结构的振动控制中。
27. This paper studies the influence factors of the short-term fluctuation of cotton price in China by ARCH model.
    采用ARCH模型对我国国内短期棉花价格波动的影响因素进行了研究。
28. Study on behaviors of hybrid arch bridge of steel tube and concrete filled steel tube;
    对钢管混凝土拱和钢管-钢管混凝土复合拱进行面内两点非对称加载试验。
29. Fault tree analysis is used to analyse the high arch dam risk.
    利用故障树分析法对高拱坝进行风险分析。
30. See the complete heel, arch and five little piggies?
    看见这完整的脚后跟脚弓和五个脚趾了吗？

  arc arch bow curve【导航词义：弧，弧形】

  arc n. 弧；弧线；弧形

〔辨析〕指几何学中的弧，也指弧形或弧线。

  arch n. 弓状物；拱门

〔辨析〕指弧形结构的物体。

  bow n. 弧状物；弓形物

〔辨析〕指弯曲的形状或呈弓形的物体。

  curve n. 曲线；弯曲物

〔辨析〕含义最广，指任何带有弧度的线条或曲线状物。

  bend arch bow coil curve【导航词义：弯曲】

  bend v. 使弯曲；变弯曲

〔辨析〕指通过外力的作用使某物弯曲。

  arch v. （使）拱起，使成拱形

〔辨析〕指身体某部位拱起或某物朝某方向拱起。

  bow v. （使）弯曲；鞠躬

〔辨析〕指某物在外力的作用下发生弯曲；用于人时，常表示鞠躬或由于羞愧而低头。

  coil v. （使）卷缠；（使）盘绕

〔辨析〕强调卷绕或盘绕成环形。

  curve v. （使）弯曲

〔辨析〕指某物沿曲线运动或呈曲线形。

noun

1. (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

2. a passageway under a curved masonry construction
   1. they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory

   Synonym:    archway

3. a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)

4. a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

verb

1. form an arch or curve
   1. her back arches
   2. her hips curve nicely

   Synonym:    curvearc

adj

1. naughtily or annoyingly playful
   1. teasing and worrying with impish laughter
   2. a wicked prank

   Synonym:    impishimplikemischievouspixilatedprankishpuckishwicked

2. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

   Synonym:    condescendingpatronizingpatronising