arch
US: /ˈɑɹtʃ/
UK: /ˈɑːtʃ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
arch- vòm; nhịp cuốn ở cầu
- circularr a. nhịp tròn
- hingeless a. nhịp không tiết hợp
- hydrostatic a. nhịp thuỷ tĩnh
- parabolic a. nhịp parabolic
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb, adjective+ noun
1 a curved structure that supports the weight of sth above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of a building: a bridge with three arches
2 a structure with a curved top that is supported by straight sides, sometimes forming an entrance or built as a MONUMENT: Go through the arch and follow the path. + Marble Arch is a famous London landmark.
3 the raised part of the foot formed by a curved section of bones
4 anything that forms a curved shape at the top: the delicate arch of her eyebrows
+ verb
1 if you arch part of your body, or if it arches, it moves and forms a curved shape: [VN] The cat arched its back and hissed. [also V]
2 [V] to be in a curved line or shape across or over sth: Tall trees arched over the path.
+ adjective [usually before noun] (often disapproving) an arch look, tone of voice, etc. deliberately shows amusement because the person knows more than other people or more than they pretend about a situation: He tapped the side of his nose in an uncharacteristically arch gesture.
archly adverb: 'Guess what?' she said archly.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 chief, principal, prime, primary, pre-eminent, foremost, first, greatest, consummate, major:
Moriarty was Holmes's arch-enemy.
2 clever, cunning, crafty, roguish, tricky, shrewd, artful, sly, designing:
Brendan loves to play his arch pranks on unsuspecting friends.
3 waggish, saucy, mischievous, prankish:
I could tell from the lad's arch expression that he had thrown the snowball.
Collocation
ADJ.
pointed, round, semi-circular | brick, iron, masonry, stone | monumental, triumphal | Gothic, Romanesque, etc. | proscenium, railway
an old theatre with a proscenium arch Mean little houses clustered under the railway arches.
VERB + ARCH
build, erect
This huge triumphal arch was erected at the beginning of this century.
| form, make
The branches of the trees formed an arch over the bench.
PREP.
beneath an/the ~, through an/the ~, under an/the ~
We rode under the arch.
Concise dictionary
arches|arched|arching|archer|archestɑːtʃnoun
+a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
+a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
+a passageway under a curved masonry construction
+(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
verb
+form an arch or curve
adj.
+(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
+expert in skulduggery
