ar‧riv‧al W3 / əraɪv ə l / 名词

1 [可数和不可数名词] when someone or something arrives somewhere 反义词 departure :

Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse.

Traffic problems account for one third of late arrivals.

arrival at/in

Shortly after our arrival in London, Lisa was attacked.

on arrival

A deposit is payable on arrival (= when you arrive ) .

2 the arrival of something

a) the time when a new idea, product etc is first used or discovered :

The demand for phone numbers has increased since the arrival of mobile phones.

b) the time when an event or period of time starts to happen :

The arrival of winter can make many people feel depressed.

3 [可数名词] someone who has just arrived in a place :

New arrivals were greeted with suspicion.

Late arrivals will not be admitted to the theatre.

4 arrivals the place at an airport where people arrive when they get off a plane :

the arrivals lounge

5 new arrival a baby who has just been born