armed
/ɑːmd/ (bre, ipa) · /ɑːrmd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈärmd/ (ame, mw) · /-ɑːmd/ (bre, ipa) · /-ɑːrmd/ (ame, ipa)
armed — adjective
1. describing a person or group that has a gun, knife, or other weapon ready to use
describing a person or group that has a gun, knife, or other weapon ready to use, especially during a crime or a military operation.
Two armed men walked into the petrol station and demanded all the cash.
armed + plural noun (people)
The soldiers were heavily armed with rifles, grenades, and night-vision goggles.
heavily armed with + [list of weapons]
Police warned the public that the suspect is armed and dangerous.
An armed guard stood beside the bank's main entrance every morning.
Officer Chen was the only armed person inside the small village station.
- armed-up
very informal, mostly British slang
- packing
very informal American, especially carrying a hidden gun
- weaponised
more often used of objects than people
- unarmed
the standard direct opposite
- defenceless
stresses helplessness, not just lack of weapons
文法句型
armed + with + [weapon]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person, group, or vehicle that physically holds the weapon. Distinguish from sense 2, where 'armed' modifies the event (a robbery, a conflict) rather than the actor.
常見錯誤
2. describing an action, struggle, or crime in which weapons such as guns or bombs
describing an action, struggle, or crime in which weapons such as guns or bombs are used. Common pairings include armed conflict, armed robbery, and armed struggle.
The two countries have been locked in armed conflict for over a decade.
collocation: armed conflict
Mr. Lin was sentenced to twelve years for armed robbery of a jewellery shop.
collocation: armed robbery
The villagers refused to join the armed struggle against the new government.
Several armed clashes broke out near the border last weekend.
The treaty ended forty years of armed hostility between the two neighbours.
- peaceful
for conflicts, protests, transitions
- non-violent
stresses deliberate avoidance of force
文法句型
armed + [event noun]
用法筆記
Used attributively before nouns that name an event or struggle (conflict, robbery, struggle, clash, intervention). Cannot follow 'be' the way sense 1 can; you say 'an armed robbery', not 'the robbery was armed'.
常見錯誤
3. having the facts, tools, or skills you need to deal with a difficult task — for
having the facts, tools, or skills you need to deal with a difficult task — for example, going into an exam armed with three weeks of notes, or visiting a mechanic armed with quotes from another shop.
Quinn walked into the meeting armed with charts, photos, and customer feedback.
armed with + [list of supporting items]
Armed with a torch and a paper map, Ilya set off into the dark forest.
fronted: 'Armed with X, [subject]…'
Reporters arrived at the press conference armed with questions about the missing files.
Priya felt much calmer about the interview, armed with three weeks of careful notes.
Tourists should visit the night market armed with cash, since many stalls refuse cards.
- unprepared
general lack of readiness
- empty-handed
specifically without anything to bring
文法句型
armed with + [tool / information]
用法筆記
Almost always used with 'with' plus a noun that helps the subject succeed (knowledge, evidence, tools). Often appears as a fronted participle phrase ('Armed with X, …'). The thing 'with' introduces is rarely a literal weapon in this sense.
常見錯誤
armed — suffix
1. added to a number or describing word to say how many human or machine arms somet
added to a number or describing word to say how many human or machine arms something has, or what those arms are like — as in one-armed, three-armed, or strong-armed.
The one-armed mechanic still managed to change a tyre faster than anyone else in the garage.
[number]-armed describing a person
A long-armed crane lifted the broken bus off the wet road.
[adjective]-armed describing a machine
The temple statue showed a four-armed goddess holding a lotus, a sword, a book, and a bowl.
Carmen prefers a high-armed sofa because it supports her shoulders while she reads.
文法句型
[number / adjective] + -armed
用法筆記
Always written with a hyphen and never used on its own. The first part is a number (one-, two-, three-) or a describing word (long-, strong-, short-). 'Arms' here means actual limbs or arm-shaped parts of furniture or machines, not weapons.