the ark
noun [ S ] uk/ɑːk/ us/ɑːrk/
(SHIP)
(also Noah's ark)（《圣经》中的）挪亚方舟
(in the Bible) a large wooden ship built by Noah in order to save his family and a male and female of every type of animal when the world was covered by a flood
(BOX)
the Ark of the Covenant (also the Ark) （《圣经》中的）约柜
(in the Bible) a wooden box that contained the writings of Jewish law, and that represented to the people of Israel the idea of God being present and leading them
Many Ethiopians believe that Aksum is home to the Ark of the Covenant.
The professor claimed to have found the genuine Ark of the Covenant.
The movie follows the hero as he searches for the Ark of the Covenant.
The building contained the Ark of the Covenant and its two tablets of stone.
Idioms
be/come out of the arkidiom UK 极陈旧的;过时的
to be very old-fashioned
Her clothes were straight out of the ark. 她的衣服简直老掉牙了。
went out with the arkidiom 早已过时
If an object or method went out with the ark, it has not been used for a long time.