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arch 音标拼音: ['ɑrtʃ] n. 拱门,弓形,脚弓
vt. 成弓形弯曲
vi. 拱起,成弓形
a. 主要的,狡猾的 拱门,弓形,脚弓成弓形弯曲拱起,成弓形主要的,狡猾的 arch adj 1: ( used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [ synonym: { arch}, { condescending}, { patronizing}, { patronising}] 2: expert in skulduggery; " an arch criminal" 3: naughtily or annoyingly playful; " teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; " a wicked prank" [ synonym: { arch}, { impish}, { implike}, { mischievous}, { pixilated}, { prankish}, { puckish}, { wicked}] n 1: a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening 2: a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs ( especially the inner sides of the feet) 3: a passageway under a curved masonry construction; " they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory" [ synonym: { arch}, { archway}] 4: ( architecture) a masonry construction ( usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it v 1: form an arch or curve; " her back arches"; " her hips curve nicely" [ synonym: { arch}, { curve}, { arc}] Arch \ Arch\, n. [ See { Arch-}, pref.] A chief. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] My worthy arch and patron comes to- night. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
- arch \- arch\ [ Gr. ' archo` s chief, commander, ' a` rchein to rule. See { Arch}, a.] A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch ( a sole ruler). [ 1913 Webster]
Arch \ Arch\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Arched} ([ aum] rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. { Arching}.] 1. To cover with an arch or arches. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. [ 1913 Webster] The horse arched his neck. -- Charlesworth. [ 1913 Webster]
Arch \ Arch\, v. i. To form into an arch; to curve. [ 1913 Webster]
Arch \ Arch\ ([ aum] rch), n. [ F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See { Arc}.] 1. ( Geom.) Any part of a curved line. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Arch.) ( a) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge- shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round ( i. e., semicircular), or pointed. ( b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. " Colors of the showery arch." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] { Triumphal arch}, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph. [ 1913 Webster]
Arch- \ Arch-\ ([ aum] rch-, except in archangel and one or two other words). [ L. arch-, Gr. ' arch- = ' archi-. See { Arch-}.] A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend. [ 1913 Webster]
Arch \ Arch\ ([ aum] rch), a. [ See { Arch-}, pref.] 1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. [ 1913 Webster] The most arch act of piteous massacre. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad. [ 1913 Webster] [ He] spoke his request with so arch a leer. -- Tatler. [ 1913 Webster] 280 Moby Thesaurus words for " arch": Machiavellian, Machiavellic, acute, apse, arc, arcade, arcature, arch over, arched roof, archway, artful, astute, banner, bantam, barrow, basket- handle arch, bend, bend back, bestraddle, bestride, bold, boundary stone, bow, brass, bridge, bust, cagey, cairn, camber, canny, capital, cardinal, ceilinged roof, cenotaph, central, champion, cheeky, chief, clever, clubfoot, cocky, column, concameration, concha, conspicuous, consummate, coquettish, cove, coy, crafty, cromlech, crook, cross, crowning, cunning, cup, cupola, curl, curvation, curvature, curve, cute, cyclolith, deceitful, decurve, deep, deep- laid, deflect, derisive, designing, devilish, digit, diplomatic, dog, dolmen, dome, dominant, elfish, elvish, embow, extend over, extraordinary, extreme, extremity, feline, fetlock, first, flex, flippant, focal, foolish, foot, footstone, forefoot, foremost, forepaw, foxy, fresh, full of mischief, geodesic dome, grave, gravestone, great, greatest, guileful, hang over, harefoot, head, headmost, headstone, heel, hegemonic, high- spirited, hoarstone, hoof, hook, hump, hunch, igloo, imbricate, impish, incurvate, incurve, inflect, ingenious, inscription, insidious, instep, inventive, jut, keystone, knavish, knowing, lap, lap over, leading, lie over, loop, magisterial, main, major, malapert, marker, master, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, mischief- loving, mischievous, mocking, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, notable, noteworthy, obelisk, obituary, ogive, overarch, overhang, overlap, overlie, override, overruling, pad, paramount, pastern, patte, paw, pawky, pedal extremity, pedes, pert, pes, pied, pillar, plaque, playful, politic, prankish, pranksome, pranky, predominant, preeminent, premier, preponderant, prevailing, primal, primary, prime, principal, prize, puckish, pug, pyramid, ranking, ready, recurve, reflect, reflex, reliquary, remembrance, resourceful, retroflex, ribbon, roguish, rostral column, round, ruling, sag, saucy, scampish, scapegrace, scheming, serpentine, shaft, sharp, shifty, shingle, shrewd, shrine, skewback, slick, slippery, sly, smooth, snaky, sneaky, sole, sophistical, sovereign, span, splayfoot, sportive, star, stealthy, stela, stellar, stone, strategic, stupa, subtile, subtle, supereminent, supple, swag, sweep, tablet, tactical, testimonial, toe, tomb, tombstone, tootsy, tope, topflight, trefoil arch, trickish, tricksy, tricky, trophy, trotter, turn, twitting, ungula, vault, vaulting, voussoir, vulpine, waggish, wary, wily, wind |
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