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an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking somebody 武器；兵器；凶器 Modern nuclear weapons are much more destructive than either biological or chemical weapons. 现代核武器比生物或化学武器更具破坏性。 a lethal/deadly weapon 致命武器 The police still haven't found the murder weapon. 警方仍未找到谋杀的凶器。 Police believed the men were carrying weapons. 警方认为这些人携带武器。 She was convicted of possessing an offensive weapon. 她被判拥有攻击性武器。 Two officers fired their weapons. 两名警察开枪。 - with a weapon
A lone gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon. 一名持枪者用自动武器开火。
Collocations War and peacesee also biological weapon, chemical weaponWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb1, Crime and punishmentb1‘Load your weapons!’ Barrett ordered. “上膛！”巴雷特命令道。 A massive weapons cache was uncovered. 发现了一大批私藏武器。 Drop your weapons, or he dies! 放下武器，不然他就得死！ He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. 他被控使用致命武器袭击他人。 She pleaded guilty to carrying an offensive weapon. 她对自己携带攻击性武器表示服罪。 The armed men lowered their weapons and stepped aside. 武装人员放下武器，站到一边。 The assault forces used heavy weapons, including anti-tank rockets and mortars. 突击队使用了重武器，包括反坦克火箭和迫击炮。 The guards began to draw their weapons. 警卫开始拔出武器。 a ban on the use of tactical nuclear weapons 对使用战术核武器的禁令 arrested for carrying a concealed weapon 因秘密携带武器而被捕 nuclear weapons proliferation 核武器扩散 states that have acquired nuclear weapons 已获得核武器的国家 the illegal transfer of weapons technology to hostile countries 非法向敌对国家转让武器技术 14 people were killed when men armed with automatic weapons opened fire on the crowd. 携带自动武器的男子向人群开枪，造成14人死亡。 Almost any bladed or sharply pointed article is potentially a lethal weapon. 几乎任何带刀刃或尖锐的物品都有可能成为致命武器。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- lethal
- potent
- …
- be armed with
- carry
- have
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- system
- technology
- cache
- …
- weapon against
something such as knowledge, words, actions, etc. that can be used to attack or fight against somebody/something 武器，手段，工具（指用作攻击或斗争的知识、言语、行动等） Education is the only weapon to fight the spread of the disease. 教育是战胜这一疾病蔓延的唯一手段。 Guilt is the secret weapon for the control of children. 愧疚是控制儿童的秘密武器。
Extra ExamplesShe used humour and wit as weapons against her enemies. 她用幽默和智慧来回击她的对手。 The team's secret weapon was their new young defender. 这个队的秘密武器就是新来的年轻防守队员。 The workers' ultimate weapon was the strike. 工人的终极武器就是罢工。 This relaxation technique can serve as an effective weapon against stress. 这种放松方法可作为缓解压力的有效手段。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deadly
- lethal
- potent
- …
- be armed with
- carry
- have
- …
- system
- technology
- cache
- …
- weapon against
Word OriginOld English wǣp(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wapen and German Waffe.
Idioms
be a double-edged/two-edged sword/weapon
to be something that has both advantages and disadvantages 既有优点也有缺点；是一把双刃剑 Fame is a double-edged sword. 名声是一把双刃剑。