- (两手相合,臂的前部上举) cup one hand in the other before the chest:
take leave by saluting with both hands folded and raised in front
拱别
- (环绕) encircle; surround:
a great lake surrounded by mountains;
四山环拱的大湖
A myriad of stars surround the moon.
众星拱月。
- (肢体弯曲成弧形) arch; hump:
arch one's back
拱着腰
- (用身体撞动物体)push without using one's hands:
push open the door with one's body
用身子拱开了大门
- (用身体拨开土地等) (of pigs, etc.) dig earth with the snout; (of earthworms, etc.) wriggle through the earth:
Pigs dig earth with the snout.
猪用嘴拱地。
- (植物生长,从土里向外钻或顶) sprout up through the earth:
The young shoots have pushed the soil up.
苗儿拱出土了。