"the arm of the record player"
"an arm of the sea"
"a branch of the sewer"
"he was licensed to carry a weapon"
"a branch of Congress"
"botany is a branch of biology"
"the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"
"troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
"The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
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来自柯林斯例句
来自柯林斯例句
来自柯林斯例句
来自柯林斯例句
The mother kept her baby at arm's length, thinking that he might try to kiss her.
值得注意的是arm's前不加an。
He held the picture at arm's length to show it to me.
他把照片举在一臂之远的地方给我看。
误 The woman who is carrying a child with her arms is my aunt.
正 The woman who is carrying a child in her arms is my aunt.
析 “抱着…”应说carry...in one's arms,其中介词不能用with,因为这里表示的是状态,而不是用某种工具。
有人给这些士兵提供美式武器。误 These soldiers were provided with American arm.
正 These soldiers were provided with American arms.
析 arms作“武器”讲时,总是以复数形式出现,不能用作单数。
他抓住了我的胳膊。误 He took me by my arm.
正 He took my arm.
正 He took me by the arm.
析 抓住某人身体的某部位用句型“take sb by the+ n. (被抓的部位)”或“take sb's+ n. ”。
We bought the house to arm against big price rises.
我们买了这处住宅,以防大涨价。
arm sb/oneself against sb/sthWe must arm the people against the lowering of our morals.
我们必须武装人们的头脑,以防我们的道德标准降低。
The soldiers armed for battle.
士兵们拿起武器准备战斗。
arm sb/sth for sthThe nation must arm its soldiers for battle.
国家必须为战士提供打仗武器。
They armed him with a rifle.
他们发给他一支步枪。
John had armed himself with an excuse before he went to see the headmaster.
约翰去见校长之前已经为自己准备好了一个借口。
The crowd were armed with broken bottles.
那帮人手中备有碎酒瓶子。
The divers were armed with cameras and collecting gear.
潜水员配备了照相机和收集用具。
A teacher should be armed with answers to questions that his pupils are likely to ask.
一个教师应该准备好学生可能提出的问题答案。
The warship was armed with 16-inch guns.
战舰配有16英寸口径大炮。