单词 | weapon |
释义 | weapon From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Weaponsweaponweap‧on /ˈwepən/ ●●● W2 noun [countable]1 PMWsomething that you use to fight with or attack someone with, such as a knife, bomb, or gun They all had sticks which they planned to use as weapons.2 WAY/METHODan action, piece of information, piece of equipment etc that you can use to win or be successful in doing something a new weapon in the fight against AIDSweapon in her armoury (=weapon that she had), including surprise. Right now, she felt the need of every COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + weaponnuclear/atomic weaponsThe country is thought to be developing nuclear weapons.conventional weapons (=not nuclear)With conventional weapons, the destruction is not so drastic.chemical/biological weapons (=weapons that use chemicals such as poisonous gases, or dangerous germs)Troops may have been exposed to chemical weapons.an offensive weapon (=one that can be used to attack someone illegally)He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.a lethal/deadly weapon (=one that can kill)A knife is a lethal weapon.the murder weapon (=the weapon used to kill someone)Police found a knife at the scene that is believed to be the murder weapon.an automatic weapon (=an automatic gun)He was shot 120 times with automatic weapons.verbscarry a weaponThe man is believed to be carrying a weapon.use a weaponThey claim the government used chemical weapons against them.fire a weapon (=shoot a gun or missile)Police were told not to fire their weapons.Examples from the Corpusweapon• He stopped short of making recommendations about weapons programs in his 90-minute meeting at the White House.• They wanted the Cossacks to be allowed to carry weapons to protect themselves.• They weren't carrying weapons, so Agnes assumed they were politicians.• The three men had blackened faces and were carrying weapons.• Would not it be far better to seek an effective non-proliferation treaty than to go for a new generation of nuclear weapons?• a treaty to reduce the number of nuclear weapons• We will find the same lack of weapons in Cretan art, more than 10,000 years after the Palcolithic.• The men were finally persuaded to come out and hand over their weapons to the police.weapon in ... armoury• They have three weapons in their armoury.Origin weapon Old English wæpen |
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