arch 的 3 个定义
- Architecture. a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway. the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- any overhead curvature resembling an arch.
- something bowed or curved; any bowlike part: the arch of the foot.
- (6)
- to cover with a vault, or span with an arch: the rude bridge that arched the flood.
- to throw or make into the shape of an arch or vault; curve: The horse arched its neck.
- to form an arch: elms arching over the road.
- Nautical. hog.
arch 近义词
principal, superior
knowing, coy
curve, curved structure
curve
更多arch例句
- There will be a big blue arch visible from hundreds of yards away to mark the area where online orders can be retrieved.
- People swear that all-you-can-eat buffets could be found at Taco Bell, KFC, and even under the golden arches of McDonald’s.
- If at any point your lower back arches and comes up off the floor, bring your legs and arms back toward the starting position, decreasing the difficulty to the point where you can maintain good form.
- High above them, on top of an enormous rock arch, sits an inaccessible house.
- There have been two crashes in excess of 65% for the golden arches in that time.
- On the steps of the old courthouse in the shadow of the arch where Al Sharpton addressed a media horde.
- Meanwhile, in the town plaza, arch-rival Brazilian and Argentinian fans were busy hurling insults and beer bottles at one another.
- This has all fueled attacks against Comstock by her opponents in the primary, who include arch conservative Del.
- In contrast, arch-rival California has lost a half a million.
- After a while, as we were arguing about the Thicket, it occurred to us that all in the house save Arch and me had gone to bed.
- The way was under a double row of tall trees, which met at the top and formed a green arch over our heads.
- He thought a little longer, and as he did so, a vision of his arch enemy rose before him.
- A golden eagle, the armorial ensign of the Ripperda family, crested the centre arch.
- Bonaparte made his public entry into Milan under a triumphal arch.
- The girl, without saying a word, takes her by the cold hand, and leads her quickly down to the arch that opens on the hall.