arm's length

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A distance approximately equal to the length of a human's arm.
    — I need about ten arm's lengths of yarn.
  2. A position not suggesting or inviting intimacy. figuratively
    — She remained at arm's length though we worked together for many years.
  3. A condition of independence and parity for parties to a transaction. figuratively
    — The police work at arm's length from the army.
形容词 adj.
  1. Barely within reach. literally,not-comparable
  2. Distant, detached. idiomatic,not-comparable
  3. Independent, but related. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — Kate Bingham's success is powerful validation of what has been RAIL 's opinion on this key question for many months now: that we must have a new arm's length body, similar to the Vaccine Task Force, to strategically plan and organise our railways... and quickly too.

词形变化

arm's lengths plural

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