weapons
/ˈwep.ən/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɛpənz] /ˈwep.ən/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɛpənz] /ˈwe-pən How to pronounce weapon (audio)/ (ame, mw)
weapons — 名詞
1. objects people carry, fire, or throw to hurt others or defend themselves in viol
武器
戰鬥或攻擊用的器具
objects people carry, fire, or throw to hurt others or defend themselves in violent conflict.
Border officers seized three hidden weapons from the truck at dawn.
邊境人員在黎明時從卡車裡查獲三件藏起來的武器。
collocation: hidden weapons
Karim locked the hunting weapons in a steel cabinet after the trip.
Karim 在旅程結束後，把打獵用的武器鎖進鋼製櫃子裡。
Police asked protesters to drop their weapons before entering the square.
警方要求抗議者在進入廣場前先放下武器。
The museum displays ancient weapons beside shields, helmets, and maps.
那座博物館把古代武器和盾牌、頭盔、地圖一起展出。
用法筆記
This sense includes both standard military tools and ordinary objects when people use them to injure, threaten, or protect themselves during violence.
常見錯誤
2. things like information, money, humour, or public support that help someone pres
利器；手段
衝突中可拿來占上風的東西
things like information, money, humour, or public support that help someone pressure, outplay, or defeat others without physical violence.
During the debate, Nora treated clear data as one of her strongest weapons.
辯論時，Nora 把清楚的數據當成自己最強的利器之一。
figurative: data as weapons
Rumours became political weapons once the campaign turned bitter.
當選戰變得惡毒後，流言就成了政治鬥爭的手段。
For small businesses, quick replies are valuable weapons against bigger rivals.
對小公司來說，快速回覆是對抗大對手的好手段。
The singer used kindness and jokes as weapons against online abuse.
那位歌手把善意和玩笑當成對抗網路辱罵的利器。
用法筆記
This sense is figurative. The weapons are strategies, qualities, or resources that give someone an edge in a struggle, argument, or contest.
weapons — 動詞
- weaponspresent simple I / you / we / they
- weaponses3rd person singular
- weaponsing-ing form
- weaponsedpast simple
1. to give people or groups guns or other fighting tools so they are ready to attac
武裝
為人提供武器
to give people or groups guns or other fighting tools so they are ready to attack or defend themselves.
The regime weapons village guards with old rifles and little training.
那個政權用舊步槍和很少的訓練來武裝村裡的警衛。
pattern: weapons + group + with + item
A foreign dealer quietly weapons both factions through the same port.
某個外國軍火商透過同一個港口，暗中武裝雙方派系。
The rebel leader weapons teenagers with stolen pistols before the raid.
突襲前，叛軍領袖用偷來的手槍武裝青少年。
The navy weapons coastal volunteers as pirate attacks start to rise.
當海盜攻擊開始增加時，海軍就武裝沿海志工。
- disarm
to take weapons away from someone
文法句型
weapons + noun phrase + with + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is rare and formal. Modern English usually says arm for people or weaponize for technology or objects turned into weapons.