arch

🇬🇧 UK/ɑ:tʃ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A curved structure spanning an opening, used in buildings and bridges; anything with this curved shape

拱门,拱形,拱桥;足弓

v.

To form or bend into a curved arch shape

使成拱形,弓起

adj.

Cleverly playful or mischievous; chief or principal

调皮的,狡黠的;主要的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
archother
=arch

Common Collocations

  • 1.stone arch石拱门
  • 2.arch enemy死敌

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The stone arch was part of the ancient Roman bridge.

  • 2.

    She arched her eyebrows skeptically at his suggestion.

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