| 单词 | ark |
| 释义 | ark /ahrk/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6-9. 2. Also called ark of the covenant. a chest or box containing the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, carried by the Israelites in their wanderings in the desert after the Exodus: the most sacred object of the tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem, where it was kept in the holy of holies. 3. a place of protection or security; refuge; asylum. 4. (cap.) Judaism. See Holy Ark. 5. a flatboat formerly used on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. 6. Naut. See life car. 7. Archaic. a chest or box. [bef. 850; ME ark(e), erke, OE arc, earc(e) (cf. OFris erke, arke, D ark, OHG, Goth arka, ON ork) < L arca chest, coffer, deriv. of arcere to safeguard, c. Hittite hark- hold, possess] |
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