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arrival

noun
 
🔊/əˈraɪvl/
🔊/əˈraɪvl/
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  1.  
     [uncountable, countable] an act of coming or being brought to a place到达；抵达
    • We apologize for the late arrival of the train.我们为火车误点表示歉意。🔊🔊
    • the arrival of the mail in the morning上午送达的邮件
    • Our estimated time of arrival is 7.15.预计我们到达的时间为 7 点 15 分。
    • I need to check our arrival time.我需要检查我们的到达时间。
    • on/upon arrival Guests receive dinner on arrival at the hotel客人抵达酒店后可享用晚餐
    • She was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. 到达医院时，她便被宣布死亡。
    • There are 120 arrivals and departures every day.每天有 120 次航班离港和抵港。🔊🔊
    • daily arrivals of refugees每天到来的难民
    • They are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new computer.他们热切地等待新计算机的到来。
    opposite departure (1)
    Extra Examples
    • Security escorts will ensure their safe arrival.安全护卫人员将确保他们安全到达。
    • The staff greeted the arrival of the new boss with excitement.员工们激动地迎接新老板的到来。
    • The timely arrival of the cheque took away the need to borrow money.支票到得及时， 就不需要借钱了。
    • They were saved by the arrival on the scene of another boat.他们被到达现场的另一艘船救起。
    • With the arrival of John's friends, the party became really enjoyable.随着约翰朋友的到来，聚会变得真正好玩起来。
    • A frost in the air marked the arrival of winter.空气中的霜冻标志着冬天的到来。
    • A rainstorm greeted our arrival.我们到达时下起了暴雨。
    • He met her soon after his arrival in Scotland.抵达苏格兰后不久，他遇到了她。
    • Her arrival was a complete surprise.她的到来令人十分惊讶。
    • News spread of the imminent arrival of the detective.侦探即将到来的消息传开。
    • The princess's unexpected arrival threw catering staff into a panic.公主的意外到来使餐饮人员陷入了恐慌。
    • The sound of the doorbell announced her arrival.门铃的声音宣布她到了。
    Topics Transport by airb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • late
    • on-time
    • …
    verb + arrival
    • make
    • announce
    • herald
    • …
    arrival + noun
    • date
    • time
    preposition
    • on (somebody’s) arrival
    • upon (somebody’s) arrival
    • with the arrival
    • …
    phrases
    • arrival on the scene
    • arrivals and departures
    • time of arrival
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    arrivals
    [uncountable] the part of an airport that you go through when you arrive on a plane到达者；抵达物
    • I made my way through arrivals.我一直在到达目的地。
    compare departuresTopics Transport by airb1
  3.  
     [countable] a person or thing that comes to a place到达者；抵达物
    • The first arrivals at the concert got the best seats.最早来到音乐会的人坐上了最好的座位。🔊🔊
    • early/late/new arrivals早到／晚到／新到者
    • We're expecting a new arrival (= a baby) in the family soon.我们家很快就会添一个新生儿。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • We are delighted to welcome two new arrivals to the firm this month.我们很高兴地欢迎这个月有两个新人加入该公司。
    • I was a new arrival in the country then.那时我是这个国家的新来者。
    • There are plenty of jobs for arrivals from eastern Europe.来自东欧的移民有很多工作。
    • The first arrivals are going through immigration control now.现在首批抵达者正通过移民局检查站。
    • The family are recent arrivals from South Africa.这家人是最近从南非来的。
    • Somebody needs to be here to greet the late arrivals.有人需要在这里迎接晚到。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • early
    • first
    • late
    • …
    verb + arrival
    • meet
    • welcome
    See full entry
  4.  
     [uncountable] the time when a new technology or idea is introduced（新技术、新思想的）引进，采用，推行
    • the arrival of pay TV收费电视的引进
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French arrivaille, from Old French arriver, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + ripa ‘shore’.
Idioms
dead on arrival
(abbreviation DOA)
  1. (of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at a hospital（事故受害者或病人）到达医院时已经死亡
    • She was pronounced dead on arrival.她在送达医院时即被宣布死亡。🔊🔊
    • He didn’t even make it to hospital: DOA.他甚至没有去医院：DOA。
    • Many of the casualties were dead on arrival.许多伤亡人员在抵达时死亡。
  2. (North American English, informal) very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered已不可能成功；到货即损；到达时已无用
    • The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate.这项法案在参议院就不可能通过。🔊🔊
    • The software was DOA.这软件送达时已经损坏。🔊🔊
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2