arms

noun

/ɑːmz/

/ɑːrmz/

[plural]Idioms

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(formal) weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, etc.
- arms and ammunition
- The UN imposed an arms embargo on the country.
- He's the world 's most notorious arms dealer.
- Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms.
- They banned arms sales to countries with poor human rights records.
- He was trying to rebuild the country's nuclear arms programme.
Wordfinder
- aggression
- arms
- army
- attack
- casualty
- conflict
- defend
- hostile
- territory
- war
see also firearm, small arms
Extra Examples
- He was accused of supplying arms to terrorists.
- The country's economic growth could fuel an arms build-up.
Topics War and conflictb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- nuclear
- small
verb + arms
- bear
- carry
- call somebody to
- …
arms + noun
- build-up
- race
- control
- …
preposition
- under arms
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(also coat of arms)
a design or a shield that is a special symbol of a family, city or other organization
- the King’s Arms (= used as the name of a pub)
- The royal arms appear on the door of the Queen's carriage.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French armes, from Latin arma.

Idioms

bear arms

(old use) to be a soldier; to fight

be under arms

(formal) to have weapons and be ready to fight in a war
- It was the first ‘modern’ war, with more than a million men under arms.

a call to arms

a strong request to fight in the army; a strong request to defend something or get ready for a fight about something
- A leading environmentalist has issued a call to arms to companies and the public to do more about plastic waste.
- The president's speech was a call to arms to restore the vitality of the American dream.

lay down your arms

(formal) to stop fighting
- The government called on the terrorists to lay down their arms.

present arms

(of soldiers) to hold a rifle straight upwards in front of the body as a mark of respect

take up arms (against somebody)

(formal) to prepare to fight
- He encouraged his supporters to take up arms against the state.
- The people took up arms to defend their country.

(be) up in arms (about/over something)

(informal) (of a group of people) to be very angry about something and ready to protest strongly about it

单词	arms
释义	arms noun /ɑːmz/ /ɑːrmz/ [plural]Idioms jump to other results (formal) weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, etc. arms and ammunition The UN imposed an arms embargo on the country. He's the world 's most notorious arms dealer. Police officers in the UK do not usually carry arms. They banned arms sales to countries with poor human rights records. He was trying to rebuild the country's nuclear arms programme. Wordfinder aggression arms army attack casualty conflict defend hostile territory war see also firearm, small arms Extra Examples He was accused of supplying arms to terrorists. The country's economic growth could fuel an arms build-up. Topics War and conflictb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective nuclear small verb + arms bear carry call somebody to … arms + noun build-up race control … preposition under arms See full entry (also coat of arms) a design or a shield that is a special symbol of a family, city or other organization the King’s Arms (= used as the name of a pub) The royal arms appear on the door of the Queen's carriage. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French armes, from Latin arma. Idioms bear arms (old use) to be a soldier; to fight be under arms (formal) to have weapons and be ready to fight in a war It was the first ‘modern’ war, with more than a million men under arms. a call to arms a strong request to fight in the army; a strong request to defend something or get ready for a fight about something A leading environmentalist has issued a call to arms to companies and the public to do more about plastic waste. The president's speech was a call to arms to restore the vitality of the American dream. lay down your arms (formal) to stop fighting The government called on the terrorists to lay down their arms. present arms (of soldiers) to hold a rifle straight upwards in front of the body as a mark of respect take up arms (against somebody) (formal) to prepare to fight He encouraged his supporters to take up arms against the state. The people took up arms to defend their country. (be) up in arms (about/over something) (informal) (of a group of people) to be very angry about something and ready to protest strongly about it
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