arbor

arbor — noun

1. a garden frame, often covered with climbing plants, that makes a shady place to

1.名詞C1
釋義

a garden frame, often covered with climbing plants, that makes a shady place to walk through or sit under.

例句

Bilal trained pink roses over the arbor beside his mother's vegetable garden.

train roses over an arbor

After the ceremony, the couple stood under the arbor for family photos.

stand under the arbor

同義詞
  • pergola

    usually larger and more architectural, often covering a wider sitting area

  • trellis

    mainly a support for plants, often flatter and less sheltering

  • bower

    more literary and suggests a leafy hiding place

文法句型

sit under an arbor

build an arbor at a gate or path

train vines or roses over an arbor

用法筆記

Usually refers to a small garden structure that plants grow over or around. Unlike a pergola, it is often narrow enough to frame a path, gate, or bench.

2. a central shaft in a machine that holds or turns a wheel, blade, or other moving

2.名詞C2
釋義

a central shaft in a machine that holds or turns a wheel, blade, or other moving part.

例句

Before class, Owen locked the sanding wheel onto the arbor of the machine.

the arbor of the machine

The loose arbor made the saw blade shake when Caio started the motor.

loose arbor made the blade shake

同義詞
  • spindle

    often stresses the rotating rod itself, especially in tools

  • shaft

    broader term for a long turning bar in a machine

  • axle

    more often refers to the rod that wheels turn on

文法句型

the arbor of a machine or saw

mount a wheel or blade on the arbor

replace a worn arbor

用法筆記

Used mainly in machine and workshop contexts. It names the central support that a blade, wheel, or similar part is fixed to or turns on.