a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns 弹药 The bandits escaped with a rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition. 匪徒带着一支步枪和120发子弹逃跑了。 They issued live ammunition to the troops. 他们发给部队实弹。 A few of the men had run out of ammunition. 有几个士兵已经用光了弹药。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- live
- blank
- artillery
- …
- round
- carry
- have
- load
- …
- depot
- dump
- store
- …
information that can be used against another person in an argument （辩论中可攻击对方的）把柄，证据 The letter gave her all the ammunition she needed. 这封信给了她所需的一切有力证据。 These figures provide political ammunition to police chiefs arguing for more resources. 这些数字为主张更多资源的警察局长提供了政治弹药。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete French amunition, alteration (by wrong division) of la munition ‘the munition’ from Latin munitio(n-) ‘fortification’, from munire ‘fortify or secure’.