arms

noun

/ɑːmz/

/ɑːrmz/

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(formal) weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, etc.兵器；武器
- arms and ammunition兵器和弹药
- The UN imposed an arms embargo on the country.联合国对该国实施武器禁运。
- He's the world 's most notorious arms dealer.他是世界上最臭名昭著的军火商。
- Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms.英国警察通常不携带武器。
- They banned arms sales to countries with poor human rights records.他们禁止向人权记录不佳的国家出售武器。
- He was trying to rebuild the country's nuclear arms programme. 他试图重建该国的核武器计划。
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see also firearm, small arms
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- He was accused of supplying arms to terrorists.他被指控为恐怖分子提供武器。
- The country's economic growth could fuel an arms build-up.这个国家的经济发展会助推其扩充军备。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- nuclear
- small
verb + arms
- bear
- carry
- call somebody to
- …
arms + noun
- build-up
- race
- control
- …
preposition
- under arms
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(also coat of arms)
a design or a shield that is a special symbol of a family, city or other organization盾形纹章；盾徽
- the King’s Arms (= used as the name of a pub)国王盾形徽章（酒吧名）
- The royal arms appear on the door of the Queen's carriage.女王乘坐的四轮马车门上贴着皇家盾徽。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French armes, from Latin arma.

Idioms

bear arms

be under arms

(formal) to have weapons and be ready to fight in a war处于备战状态；严阵以待；枕戈待旦
- It was the first ‘modern’ war, with more than a million men under arms.这是第一次“现代”战争，有100多万人参战。

a call to arms

a strong request to fight in the army; a strong request to defend something or get ready for a fight about something放下武器；停止作战
- A leading environmentalist has issued a call to arms to companies and the public to do more about plastic waste.一位著名的环保主义者呼吁公司和公众对塑料垃圾采取更多措施。
- The president's speech was a call to arms to restore the vitality of the American dream.总统的演讲是为了重振美国梦而发出的入伍参战号召。

lay down your arms

(formal) to stop fighting放下武器；停止作战
- The government called on the terrorists to lay down their arms.政府要求恐怖分子停止战斗。

present arms

(of soldiers士兵) to hold a rifle straight upwards in front of the body as a mark of respect持枪敬礼

take up arms (against somebody)

(formal) to prepare to fight拿起武器；准备战斗
- He encouraged his supporters to take up arms against the state.他鼓动他的支持者武装起来对抗政府。
- The people took up arms to defend their country.人们拿起武器保卫自己的国家。

(be) up in arms (about/over something)

(informal) (of a group of people一群人) to be very angry about something and ready to protest strongly about it极力反对；强烈抗议