munitions
/mjuːˈnɪʃnz/ (bre, ipa) · /mjuːˈnɪʃnz/ (ame, ipa)
munitions — 名詞
1. guns, bombs, bullets, and other equipment that soldiers use to fight a war.
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.
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
Rebel fighters captured a warehouse full of munitions in the old harbour.
叛軍在舊港口奪下了一間囤滿軍火的倉庫。
The treaty banned the sale of munitions to countries already at war.
該條約禁止將軍火販售給已經處於戰爭狀態的國家。
Talia reported that the army had only enough munitions for three more days of fighting.
Talia 回報指出，軍隊的彈藥只夠再打三天的仗。
- 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.