Arm

(noun.) the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person.

(noun.) any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; 'the arm of the record player'; 'an arm of the sea'; 'a branch of the sewer'.

(noun.) a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb.

(verb.) prepare oneself for a military confrontation; 'The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East'; 'troops are building up on the Iraqi border'.

(verb.) supply with arms; 'The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan'.

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• This is the arm of which so much was heard during the recent war with Spain, and against which our soldiers had to contend. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Seizing the professor by the arm, Mr. Philander set off in the direction that would put the greatest distance between themselves and the lion. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• At last he grasped the manuscript upon which Jane Porter had been writing, and as cautiously withdrew his arm and hand, holding the precious treasure. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Her father rose with her, and kept her hand drawn through his arm. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Jo went and sat on one arm of the chair, looking as if she thought they were about to join in some very solemn affair. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• As Celia bent over the paper, Dorothea put her cheek against her sister's arm caressingly. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I know, my dear, he replied, pressing my arm, I know all that. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• You ought not to have come today, she said in an altered voice; and suddenly she turned, flung her arms about him and pressed her lips to his. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• And he had hardly looked up, to see what the matter was, when he was stopped by having a pair of arms thrown tight round his neck. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• There, I found my mother, very pale and with red eyes: into whose arms I ran, and begged her pardon from my suffering soul. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• His arms were wet and dirty, and he washed them over the side. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• You shall be sure of me, darling, he said, folding her in his arms. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• With perfect coolness Holmes slipped across to the safe, filled his two arms with bundles of letters, and poured them all into the fire. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Laura was sitting alone at the far end of the room, her arms resting wearily on a table, and her face hidden in her hands. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Nations with a glorious past as to bravery but with a poor armament have gone down suddenly before smaller forces armed with modern ordnance. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• And then he armed me with it. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• An evil magistrate, intrusted with power to _punish for words_, would be armed with a weapon the most destructive and terrible. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Tidings of an armed and regular opposition recalled them to a sort of order. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Look how they are armed, he said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I prefer her cuirassed in pride, armed with a taunt. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• All Europe still remembers the strange atmosphere of those eventful sunny August days, the end of the Armed Peace. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But if by any chance he disappointed my expectations and left the country, then I had no time to lose in arming myself to meet him as I best might. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I know that the apprehension of being forced to quit Mansfield will for a time be arming you against him. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Under certain persuasions, from certain quarters, je vous vois d'icisaid he, eagerly subscribing to the sacrifice, passionately arming for the effort. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.

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