munitions

IPA/mjuːˈnɪʃnz/
KK[mjunˈɪʃənz]IPA/mjuːˈnɪʃnz/

munitions — 名詞

1. guns, bombs, bullets, and other equipment that soldiers use to fight a war.

1.名詞C1
釋義

軍火;彈藥

軍隊作戰用的武器與彈藥等物資

guns, bombs, bullets, and other equipment that soldiers use to fight a war.

例句

The trucks delivered fresh munitions to the soldiers near the front line.

卡車把剛補給的軍火送到前線附近的士兵手中。

typical plural: deliver munitions to [troops]

Cyrus worked in a factory that produced munitions during the war.

戰爭期間,Cyrus 在一間生產軍火的工廠工作。

collocation: produce / manufacture munitions

常見搭配
  • stockpile of munitions
  • supply munitions
  • munitions factory
  • munitions dump
  • live munitions
同義詞
  • ammunition

    narrower — usually means bullets, shells, and explosives that are fired or set off, while 'munitions' covers a wider range of military supplies

  • armaments

    broader and more formal — includes large weapons systems like tanks and missiles, not just supplies

  • ordnance

    technical military term for mounted weapons, ammunition, and combat supplies as a category

  • matériel

    very formal — all the equipment and supplies an army uses, including non-weapon items like vehicles and rations

文法句型

used in the plural

munitions of war

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural; the singular 'munition' is rare. Often appears in formal or news contexts about war, arms trade, or military supply rather than everyday speech.

常見錯誤

The soldier loaded a munition into his rifle.
The soldier loaded a round of ammunition into his rifle.
for a single bullet or shell, use 'ammunition' or 'a round'; 'munitions' refers to military supplies as a whole.
The hunter bought munitions for the weekend trip.
The hunter bought ammunition for the weekend trip.
'munitions' is for military or wartime contexts, not civilian hunting or sport shooting.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • munitions factory
  • munitions dump
  • munitions plant
  • munitions depot
  • munitions worker

常用片語

  • munitions of war
  • stockpile of munitions
  • live munitions

介系詞搭配

  • of munitions
  • for munitions