英语词汇“call to arms”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

call to arms n. a summons to prepare for battle or armed conflict; (also in extended use) a summons to defend or fight for a particular cause, or to take sides in a dispute or altercation; cf. to call to arms at Phrases 1i.

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1702 Prince Perkin II Ep. Ded. Never was a Call to Arms more Glorious, or a cause more Just.

1760 Cautions & Advices to Officers ii. 188 A sudden Alarm, or call to Arms in the Night, frequently happens.

1832 Athenæum 1 Sept. 562/2 He had heard the last words of M. de Schonen, mentioning a call to arms, and his countenance expressed the most intense anxiety.

1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Oct. 101 The enthusiastic shouts of the men soon acted as a call to arms to those working within.

1922 J. E. Clarke Educ. for Successful Living vii. 142 The call to the great adventure of life is a call to arms.

1970 Guardian 25 Sept. 11/4 This book would not be true to its subject unless it was also a call to arms.

2005 S. Rushdie Shalimar the Clown 123 The dawn call to prayer was also, on this occasion, a call to arms.

i. to call (also summon) to arms and variants: to summon to prepare for battle or armed conflict; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > levy or mobilize

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arear1366

araisec1386

raisea1425

to call to account1434

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to call to arms1592

compound1614

re-embody1685

mobilize1853

remobilize1886

1592 tr. F. Du Jon Apocalypsis (Rev. xvi. 13) 63 Continually day & night prouoking & calling forth to armes [L. conclamantes arma].

1596 R. Johnson Famous Hist. Seauen Champions 125 The ecchoes of siluer Trumpets summoned them to Armes.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης x. 92 The Inhabitants of Yorkshire and other Counties were call'd to Arms.

1758 E. Spelman tr. Dionysius of Halicarnassus Rom. Antiq. IV. x. 211 The consuls..called all the citizens to arms [Gk. ἐκάλουν τοὺς πολίτας ἅπαντας ἐπὶ τὰ ὅπλα].

1800 tr. L.-P. Anquetil Summ. Universal Hist. VIII. 238 A chain of signals..summon all the men to arms [Fr. mettent tous les hommes sous les armes].

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 192 Calling the old soldiers of the Commonwealth to arms.

1930 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 4 Sept. 2/1 The Republican motor caravan calling its party workers to arms against the ‘reawakened’ Democrats.

1965 C. Hibbert Garibaldi & his Enemies i. iv. 50 The bells of the Capitol and Montecitorio summoned them to arms.

2010 C. T. de la Peña Empty Pleasures v. 171 Calling consumers to arms through local media.

单词	call to arms
释义	> as lemmas call to arms call to arms n. a summons to prepare for battle or armed conflict; (also in extended use) a summons to defend or fight for a particular cause, or to take sides in a dispute or altercation; cf. to call to arms at Phrases 1i. ΚΠ 1702 Prince Perkin II Ep. Ded. Never was a Call to Arms more Glorious, or a cause more Just. 1760 Cautions & Advices to Officers ii. 188 A sudden Alarm, or call to Arms in the Night, frequently happens. 1832 Athenæum 1 Sept. 562/2 He had heard the last words of M. de Schonen, mentioning a call to arms, and his countenance expressed the most intense anxiety. 1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Oct. 101 The enthusiastic shouts of the men soon acted as a call to arms to those working within. 1922 J. E. Clarke Educ. for Successful Living vii. 142 The call to the great adventure of life is a call to arms. 1970 Guardian 25 Sept. 11/4 This book would not be true to its subject unless it was also a call to arms. 2005 S. Rushdie Shalimar the Clown 123 The dawn call to prayer was also, on this occasion, a call to arms. extracted from armsn. to call (also summon) to arms i. to call (also summon) to arms and variants: to summon to prepare for battle or armed conflict; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > levy or mobilize make?a1160 host1297 arear1366 araisec1386 raisea1425 to call to account1434 rearc1450 levyc1500 riga1513 erect1520 leave1590 to call to arms1592 compound1614 re-embody1685 mobilize1853 remobilize1886 1592 tr. F. Du Jon Apocalypsis (Rev. xvi. 13) 63 Continually day & night prouoking & calling forth to armes [L. conclamantes arma]. 1596 R. Johnson Famous Hist. Seauen Champions 125 The ecchoes of siluer Trumpets summoned them to Armes. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης x. 92 The Inhabitants of Yorkshire and other Counties were call'd to Arms. 1758 E. Spelman tr. Dionysius of Halicarnassus Rom. Antiq. IV. x. 211 The consuls..called all the citizens to arms [Gk. ἐκάλουν τοὺς πολίτας ἅπαντας ἐπὶ τὰ ὅπλα]. 1800 tr. L.-P. Anquetil Summ. Universal Hist. VIII. 238 A chain of signals..summon all the men to arms [Fr. mettent tous les hommes sous les armes]. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 192 Calling the old soldiers of the Commonwealth to arms. 1930 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 4 Sept. 2/1 The Republican motor caravan calling its party workers to arms against the ‘reawakened’ Democrats. 1965 C. Hibbert Garibaldi & his Enemies i. iv. 50 The bells of the Capitol and Montecitorio summoned them to arms. 2010 C. T. de la Peña Empty Pleasures v. 171 Calling consumers to arms through local media. extracted from armsn. < as lemmas
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