Most of us are familiar with the arms akimbo, elbows out, everybody knows that.

我们中的许多人都熟悉两手叉腰的姿势，肘部向外，每个人都知道。

His picture appeared on the cover of Time, chin high and arms akimbo, above the words “Taking Command”.

他的照片登上过《时代》杂志的封面，仰着下巴、双手叉腰，上面写着“由我做主”。

The woman of the chalet, red-faced and white-aproned, with sturdy arms akimbo, stood by smiling, while he put the animal through its tricks.

小木屋的女人，红脸围着白围裙，两手叉腰，双臂结实，微笑着站在一旁，他让这只动物变戏法。

She carried a plain black evening bag, a flat object which she now held, her arm akimbo, at her waist.

她背着一个普通的黑色晚装包， 这是一件扁平的东西， 她现在双手叉腰， 放在腰间。

What's more, it is now virtually a fossil word, until recently almost invariably found in arms akimbo, a posture in which a person stands with hands on hips and elbows sharply bent outward, one that signals impatience and hostility.

更重要的是， 它现在几乎是一个化石词，直到最近几乎总是在双臂叉腰的情况下被发现，这是一种手叉腰站立的姿势， 手肘急剧向外弯曲， 表示不耐烦和敌意。