arms
n[pl]
1 weapons, eg guns, rifles, explosives, etc 武器(如槍, 炮, 炸藥等)
arms and ammunition 武器和彈藥
Policemen on special duties may carry arms. 執行特種任務的警察可以攜帶武器.
[attrib 作定語]
an arms depot 軍火庫.
2 =coat of arms (coat).
3 (idm 習語) bear arms => bear2. brothers in arms => brother. ground arms => ground2. take up arms (against sb) (fml 文) (prepare to) go to war; begin to fight 拿起武器; (準備)作戰. under `arms equipped with weapons and ready to fight 配備武器, 嚴陣以待
a force of 300000 already under arms30萬軍隊嚴陣以待. (be) up in `arms (about/over sth) protesting strongly about sth 強烈反對
The whole village is up in arms about the proposal to build an airport nearby. 全村強烈反對在附近修建機場的計劃.
?? 擴展釋義
*[ɑ:mz]n. 武器, 軍事行動【機】 武器, 軍械, 槍械相關詞組: under arms up in arms to look on with folded arms with open arms in arms with folded arms to fly to arms to go to arms to lay down arms to rest on one's arms to take up arms