Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense arches, present participle arching, past tense, past participle arched
1N-COUNT 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. 拱;拱门;拱形结构
2N-COUNT 弧形;弧形运动 An arch is a curved line or movement. 弧形;弧形运动
3N-COUNT 足弓;足背 The arch of your foot is the curved section at the bottom in the middle. 足弓;足背
4V-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. 弓着,佝着(背)等 [Also VERB]
Don't arch your back, keep your spine straight. [VERB noun]
别佝着背,把腰挺直。
5V-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. (表示惊奇或不赞同)扬起(眉毛) [literary] [Also VERB]
'Oh really?' he said, arching an eyebrow. [VERB noun]
“哦,真的吗?”他扬起一边的眉毛说。
6VERB 拱起;成弓形;呈弧形运动 If something arches in a particular direction, it makes a curved line or movement. 拱起;成弓形;呈弧形运动
I gazed up at the domed ceiling arching overhead. [VERB adv./prep.]
7ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]神秘的;淘气的;调皮的 An arch look is mysterious and mischievous. 神秘的;淘气的;调皮的
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。
archly
She looked at me rather archly.
她有些调皮地看着我。
8ADJ-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. 傲慢自大的 [disapproval]
Their attempts to be casual have so far just looked arch or patronising.