拱

拱 [gǒng] 动

1. ■ （两手相合，臂的前部上举） cup one hand in the other before the chest:

拱别 take leave by saluting with both hands folded and raised in front

2. ■ （环绕） encircle; surround:

四山环拱的大湖 a great lake surrounded by mountains;

众星拱月。 A myriad of stars surround the moon.

3. ■ （肢体弯曲成弧形） arch; hump:

拱着腰 arch one's back

4. ■ （用身体撞动物体）push without using one's hands:

用身子拱开了大门 push open the door with one's body

5. ■ （用身体拨开土地等） (of pigs, etc.) dig earth with the snout; (of earthworms, etc.) wriggle through the earth:

猪用嘴拱地。 Pigs dig earth with the snout.

6. ■ （植物生长， 从土里向外钻或顶） sprout up through the earth:

苗儿拱出土了。 The young shoots have pushed the soil up.

名

1. ■ （建筑物成弧形的） arch:

虹式拱 rainbow arch;

圆拱 circular arch

2. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

拱廷臣 Gong Tingchen