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bear arms

/ahrm/US // ɑrm //UK // (ɑːm) //

持枪,携带武器,拿起武器,持械

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
    • : the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow.
    • : the forelimb of any vertebrate.
    • : some part of an organism like or likened to an arm.
    • : any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm of a phonograph.
    • : a covering for the arm, especially a sleeve of a garment: the arm of a coat.
    • : an administrative or operational branch of an organization: A special arm of the government will investigate.
    • : Nautical. any of the curved or bent pieces of an anchor, terminating in the flukes.
    • : an armrest.
    • : an inlet or cove: an arm of the sea.
    • : a combat branch of the military service, as the infantry, cavalry, or field artillery.
    • : power; might; strength; authority: the long arm of the law.
    • : support or protection: He had always been there when I needed a strong arm to lean on or a word of counsel.May you take comfort knowing she is in God's loving arms.
    • : Typography. either of the extensions to the right of the vertical line of a K or upward from the vertical stem of a Y.

Phrases

  • arm and a leg
  • armed to the teeth
  • arm in arm
  • at arm's length
  • babe in arms
  • forewarned is forearmed
  • give one's eyeteeth (right arm)
  • long arm of the law
  • one-armed bandit
  • put the arm on
  • shot in the arm
  • take up arms
  • talk someone's arm off
  • twist someone's arm
  • up in arms
  • with one arm tied behind
  • with open arms

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • On Tuesday, Team8, a Tel Aviv- and New York-based venture group backed by Microsoft, Walmart, Barclays, and Moodys, announced that Russak-Aminoach will be one of the leaders of its new arm, Team8 Fintech.

  • With its $40-billion acquisition of ARM from a faltering SoftBank, Nvidia will compete on every important semiconductor application in the technology landscape.

  • With advances in weaponry, destructive Minié bullets and a lack of surgical experience among doctors, many Civil War soldiers with leg or arm wounds required amputation.

  • In 2016, Facebook expanded the network to include mobile websites, but shut down the web arm of the service in April this year.

  • People afflicted with SIRVA can require painful surgeries to recover and may lose use of their arms for months or years.

  • At St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.

  • The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.

  • Dossi initially was listed in critical condition with wounds to his arm and lower back.

  • She is wearing a crop top, and Andrew has his arm wrapped around her waist.

  • Women want a hot, young thing to parade around on their arm, too.

  • She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.

  • In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.

  • Grandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair— Never was lady more sweet and fair!

  • She looked up in his face, leaning on his arm beneath the encircling shadow of the umbrella which he had lifted.

  • But the strength of his arm, and the bravery of his heart could not have defended him long against their determined attack.