weapon

美 [ˈwepən]英 [ˈwepən]
  • n.武器;手段,工具(指用作攻击或斗争的知识、言语、行动等);兵器;凶器
  • vi.武装;提供武器

复数: weapons 过去式: weaponed 现在分词: weaponing 过去分词: weaponed 第三人称单数: weapons

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noun

1

武器;兵器;凶器
an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking sb

nuclear weapons

核武器

a lethal/deadly weapon

致命武器

The police still haven't found the murder weapon .

警方仍未找到谋杀的凶器。

He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon .

他被指控携带攻击性武器。

2

武器,手段,工具(指用作攻击或斗争的知识、言语、行动等)
something such as knowledge, words, actions, etc. that can be used to attack or fight against sb/sth

Education is the only weapon to fight the spread of the disease.

教育是战胜这一疾病蔓延的唯一手段。

Guilt is the secret weapon for the control of children.

愧疚是控制儿童的秘密武器。

习语

to be sth that has both advantages and disadvantages

weapon

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 武器;兵器
    A weapon is an object such as a gun, a knife, or a missile, which is used to kill or hurt people in a fight or a war.

    ...nuclear weapons.

    核武器

  • 2
    N-COUNT (用于应付困境的)工具,手段
    A weapon is something such as knowledge about a particular subject, which you can use to protect yourself or to get what you want in a difficult situation.

    I attack politicians with the one weapon they don't have, a sense of humor.

    我运用一种政客不具备的武器攻击他们,那就是幽默感。

noun

1
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
he was licensed to carry a weapon
Synonym: arm weapon system
2
a means of persuading or arguing
he used all his conversational weapons
Synonym: artillery

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  1. Guilt is the secret weapon for the control of children .

    愧疚是控制儿童的秘密武器。

  2. Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area .

    究竟什么可称作进攻性武器仍然难以界定。

  3. Education is the only weapon to fight the spread of the disease .

    教育是战胜这一疾病蔓延的唯一手段。

  4. The police still haven 't found the murder weapon .

    警方仍未找到谋杀的凶器。

  5. A ban was imposed on the use of chemical weapons .

    化学武器已被禁止使用。

  6. The country has not forsworn the use of chemical weapons .

    该国并未保证禁用化学武器。

  7. He was convicted of illegally importing weapons across state lines .

    他被判犯有非法越境偷运武器罪。

  8. They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith .

    他们交出武器以示诚意。

  9. The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself .

    人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。

  10. The weapon used in the raid was a replica .

    抢劫案中使用的武器是一件仿制品。

  11. She looked desperately around for a weapon .

    她在四下里找,急于弄到一件武器。

  12. They handed the weapons over to the police .

    他们把武器交给了警方。

  13. He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon .

    他被指控携带攻击性武器。

  14. Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction .

    某些科学发明被滥用来生产毁灭性武器。

  15. They insisted on the immediate surrender of all weapons .

    他们坚持要求立即交出全部武器。

  16. The first exhibit was a knife which the prosecution claimed was the murder weapon .

    当庭出示的第一件物证就是控方称为杀人凶器的一把刀。

  17. The murder weapon was found concealed in undergrowth .

    杀人凶器被发现藏在灌木丛中。

  18. Chemical weapons are banned internationally .

    国际上禁止使用化学武器。

  19. Police frogmen searched the lake for the murder weapon .

    警方的蛙人搜索这个湖,寻找谋杀凶器。

  20. What was the murder weapon ?

    用的是什么凶器?

  21. There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons .

    也有关于核武器试验的协议。

  22. His first task was to search them for weapons .

    他首先要搜查他们身上是否携带武器。

  23. He has said he will use all the weapons at his disposal

    他放出话说他将使出十八般武艺。

  24. The report outlined possible uses for the new weapon .

    该报告概述了这种新式武器的可能用途。

  25. Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last resort

    不到万不得已时不能选择使用核武器。

  26. A score of countries may be producing or planning to obtain chemical weapons

    大概有20个国家可能正在制造或计划获取化学武器。

  27. He claims that several countries have developed nuclear weapons secretly .

    他声称有几个国家已经秘密研制出了核武器。

  28. The elimination of all nuclear weapons would make the world a safer place

    销毁所有的核武器将会使世界变得更安全。

  29. 65 percent of the 1987 budget went for nuclear weapons research and production .

    1987年65%的预算经费被用于核武器的研究和生产。

  30. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons .

    警方一直都设法阻止他们携带武器。

  • 习语

n.

be a double-edged sword/weapon

既有优点也有缺点;是一把双刃剑
to be sth that has both advantages and disadvantages