“拱门”的英文表达是 arch ,既可以作名词,也可以作动词。当表示“拱门”这一具体建筑结构时,常用其名词形式。例如:
The old bridge has a beautiful stone arch.(那座古桥有一座漂亮的石拱门。)
They walked through the grand arch into the courtyard.(他们穿过宏伟的拱门,走进了庭院。)