arms

英 [ɑːmz]

美 [ɑːrmz]

n.  兵器; 武器
v.  武装; 装备; 备战; 给…装上引信; 打开…的保险; 准备发射; 使(炸弹等)随时爆炸
arm的第三人称单数和复数

TOEFL机械

Oxford 3000 / BNC.29761

习惯用语

n.

be under arms
• 处于备战状态；严阵以待；枕戈待旦
  to have weapons and be ready to fight in a war
lay down your arms
• 放下武器；停止作战
  to stop fighting
take up arms (against sb)
• 拿起武器；准备战斗
  to prepare to fight
(be) up in arms (about/over sth)
• 极力反对；强烈抗议
  to be very angry about sth and ready to protest strongly about it
bear arms
• 当兵；打仗
  to be a soldier; to fight
present arms
• 持枪敬礼
  to hold a rifle vertical in front of the body as a mark of respect

牛津词典

noun

• 兵器；武器
  weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, etc.
  1. the King's Arms (= used as the name of a pub)
     国王盾形徽章（酒吧名）
• 兵器；武器
  weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, etc.
  1. the King's Arms (= used as the name of a pub)
     国王盾形徽章（酒吧名）

柯林斯词典

PART OF YOUR BODY OR OFSOMETHING ELSE 人体或其他物体的一部分

• N-COUNT 手臂;上肢
  Yourarmsare the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
  1. She stretched her arms out...
     她张开双臂。
  2. He had a large parcel under his left arm.
     他左胳膊下夹着一个大包裹。
• 衣袖;袖子
  Thearmof a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm.
• （椅子的）靠手，扶手
  Thearmof a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down.
• N-COUNT （物体的）臂，杆
  Anarm ofan object is a long thin part of it that sticks out from the main part.
  1. ...the lever arm of the machine.
     机器的操纵杆
  2. ...the arms of the doctor's spectacles.
     医生的眼镜腿
• N-COUNT （陆地的）狭长地带;狭长港湾
  Anarm ofland or water is a long thin area of it that is joined to a broader area.
  1. At the end of the other arm of Cardigan Bay is Bardsey Island.
     在卡迪根湾的另一狭长地段的尾端是巴德西岛。
• N-COUNT 分支机构；部门
  Anarm ofan organization is a section of it that operates in a particular country or that deals with a particular activity.
  1. Millicom Holdings is the British arm of an American company.
     米雷康姆控股有限公司是一家美国公司在英国的分支机构。
  2. ...the research arm of Congress.
     国会的研究部门
• PHRASE 臂挽臂地
  If two people are walkingarm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked.
  1. He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife.
     他和妻子挽着胳膊走出法庭。
• PHRASE （价格）昂贵
  If you say that something costsan arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
  1. A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.
     在健身中心呆一个星期的花费会很昂贵。
• PHRASE 一臂之远；在伸手可及处
  If you hold somethingat arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
  1. He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
     他划亮一根火柴，伸长胳膊举着。
• PHRASE 与…保持距离
  If youkeepsomeoneat arm's length, you avoid becoming too friendly or involved with them.
  1. She had always kept his family at arm's length.
     她一直与他的家人保持一定距离。
• （清单）很长
  If you say that a list isas long as your arm, you are emphasizing that it is very long.
• PHRASE 热烈地;友好地
  If you welcome some action or changewith open arms, you are very pleased about it. If you welcome a personwith open arms, you are very pleased about their arrival.
  1. They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms...
     他们无疑将热烈欢迎这一举动。
  2. Many Panamanians welcomed the troops with open arms.
     许多巴拿马人热烈欢迎部队到来。
• PHRASE 说服
  If youtwistsomeone'sarm, you persuade them to do something.
  1. She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.
     她说服他向自己发出邀请。

WEAPONS 武器

• N-PLURAL 武器，军火，军备（尤指炸弹和枪支）
  Armsare weapons, especially bombs and guns.
  1. The IRA had extensive supplies of arms.
     爱尔兰共和军有庞大的军备。
  2. ...arms control.
     军备控制
• VERB 武装；装备
  If youarmsomeonewitha weapon, you provide them with a weapon.
  1. She'd been so terrified that she had armed herself with a loaded rifle...
     她吓坏了，于是拿了一支上了膛的步枪。
  2. Arming the police doesn't deter crime.
     仅仅靠给警察配备武器是无法制止犯罪的。
• VERB （给…）提供，配备;支持
  If youarmsomeonewithsomething that will be useful in a particular situation, you provide them with it.
  1. She thought that if she armed herself with all the knowledge she could gather she could handle anything...
     她以为，如果获取了所有能学到的知识，就能处理任何事。
  2. Armed only with a BBC microphone, I travelled across South Africa meeting writers.
     仅仅凭借着一支英国广播公司的话筒，我走遍了南非，会见了许多作家。
• N-PLURAL （城市或贵族家庭的）盾徽，（盾形）徽章，纹章（常用于英国酒馆名中）
  Thearmsof a city or of a noble family are its coat of arms.Armsis often used in the names of British pubs.
  1. ...china painted with the arms of Philippe V.
     画有腓力五世的盾徽的瓷器
  2. ...his local pub, the Abercorn Arms.
     他在当地开的酒馆“阿伯康徽章”
• See also:armed-armedcoat of armscomrade-in-armssmall arms
• （以自卫为目的）持有武器
  A person's right tobear armsis their right to own and use guns, as a means of defence.
• 放下武器;投降
  If soldierslay downtheirarms, they stop fighting and give up their weapons.
• PHRASE 拿起武器;准备与…战斗
  If one group or countrytakes up arms againstanother, they prepare to attack and fight them.
  1. They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.
     他们威胁，如果要求得不到满足就要以武力抵抗政府。
• PHRASE 武装起来的;处于战备状态
  If a country has peopleunder arms, it has people trained to use weapons and to fight a war.
  1. There are nearly four million soldiers under arms in this country.
     该国有将近400万现役士兵。
• PHRASE 非常愤怒;极力反对;强烈抗议
  If people areup in arms aboutsomething, they are very angry about it and are protesting strongly against it.
  1. Environmental groups are up in arms about plans to sink an oil well close to Hadrian's Wall.
     环保组织极力反对在哈德良长城附近打油井。

英英释义

noun

• the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
  Synonym:coat of armsblazonblazonry
• weapons considered collectively
  Synonym:weaponryimplements of warweapons systemmunition

双语例句

• The arms had been sold to a businessman; he sold them on to paramilitary groups.
  武器出售给了一个商人，他又将其倒卖给了一些准军事组织。
• Your arms and legs need protection from light bouncing off glass
  需要保护你的手臂和双腿免受玻璃反射光线的照射。
• He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
  他紧握椅子扶手的手逐渐松开了。
• His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves
  他的胳膊看起来好像不堪手套重负要折断了一样。
• The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes.
  这家公司一直否认自己是有意违反武器禁运规定。
• We must reduce the danger of war by controlling nuclear, chemical and conventional arms.
  我们必须通过控制核武器、化学武器和常规武器的数量来减少战争的危险。
• The United Nations imposed an arms embargo against the country
  联合国对那个国家实施了武器禁运。
• She had bare arms and a bare neck.
  她的胳臂和脖子都露在外面。
• She opened her arms and gave me a big hug.
  她张开双臂，紧紧地拥抱了我。
• They used slings of rope to lower us from one set of arms to another.
  他们用吊索把我们从高处的一组吊臂上放到低处的另一组吊臂上。