ammunition

IPA/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃn/
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ammunition — 名詞

1. the bullets, shells, rockets, and similar items that soldiers or hunters load in

1.名詞C1
釋義

彈藥

槍砲發射用的子彈、砲彈等物資

the bullets, shells, rockets, and similar items that soldiers or hunters load into a gun or other weapon to fire at a target.

例句

The soldiers ran out of ammunition after three hours of fighting near the bridge.

在大橋附近激戰三小時後，士兵的彈藥用完了。

collocation: run out of ammunition

Officer Reyes locked the spare ammunition in a metal cabinet behind her desk.

雷耶斯警官把備用彈藥鎖在她辦公桌後的金屬櫃裡。

常見搭配
  • live ammunition
  • spent ammunition
  • run out of ammunition
  • rounds of ammunition
  • supply of ammunition
同義詞
  • munitions

    more formal; covers weapons plus ammunition together

  • rounds

    countable; refers to individual bullets or shells

  • ordnance

    technical military term covering heavy weapons and shells

文法句型

a supply of ammunition

run out of ammunition

用法筆記

Uncountable: do not say 'an ammunition' or 'two ammunitions'. Common quantifiers are 'rounds of', 'a supply of', or 'a box of'.

常見錯誤

I bought two ammunitions for my rifle.
I bought two boxes of ammunition for my rifle.
ammunition is uncountable; use a quantifier.
The soldier loaded an ammunition into the gun.
The soldier loaded a round of ammunition into the gun.
use 'a round of' for one bullet.

2. facts, examples, or other material that someone uses in a debate or argument to

2.名詞C1
釋義

把柄；論據

辯論中可用來攻擊或反駁對方的素材

facts, examples, or other material that someone uses in a debate or argument to support their own view or weaken an opponent's.

例句

Greta's leaked email gave her critics fresh ammunition during the city council meeting.

市議會開會期間，瑪雅外洩的電子郵件給了批評者新的攻擊材料。

pattern: give [someone] ammunition

The rising sales figures provided ammunition for the manager's pay rise request.

上升的銷售數字成為經理要求加薪的有力依據。

pattern: ammunition for + noun

常見搭配
  • ammunition for an argument
  • give somebody ammunition
  • use as ammunition
  • fresh ammunition
  • ammunition against
同義詞
  • evidence

    neutral; ammunition implies attacking or defending a position

  • leverage

    stronger; suggests power to force a result, not just to argue

  • fuel

    informal; emphasises starting or feeding an argument

文法句型

ammunition for [argument/critic]

give somebody ammunition

用法筆記

Figurative use, almost always with a possessive or 'for/against' phrase showing whose side benefits. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense never refers to physical objects.

常見錯誤

The new data is an ammunition for our team.
The new data is ammunition for our team.
uncountable, no article 'an'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • ammunition supply
  • ammunition box
  • ammunition depot

常用片語

  • run out of ammunition
  • live ammunition
  • spent ammunition
  • give somebody ammunition
  • use as ammunition

介系詞搭配

  • ammunition for
  • ammunition against