ammunition

ammunition — noun

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

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.

collocation: run out of ammunition

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

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

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.

pattern: give [someone] ammunition

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

pattern: ammunition for + noun

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'.