arms
arms — 名詞
1. guns, bombs, and other objects designed to injure or kill people, especially tho
武器；軍火
用於殺傷人的槍砲等裝備
guns, bombs, and other objects designed to injure or kill people, especially those used by soldiers and military forces during a war or conflict.
The government secretly shipped arms to the rebel fighters in the north.
政府祕密將武器運送給北方的叛軍。
arms + shipped to [recipient]
International treaties restrict the sale of arms to countries at war.
國際條約限制向交戰國銷售武器。
restrict the sale of arms
Ayesha's grandfather worked in a factory that produced arms during the Second World War.
Ayesha 的祖父在第二次世界大戰期間的一家軍火工廠工作。
The UN security council voted to ban the export of arms to the war-torn region.
聯合國安理會投票禁止向戰亂地區出口武器。
Police discovered a hidden arms depot beneath the old warehouse.
警方在舊倉庫下方發現了一個隱藏的軍火庫。
文法句型
arms + trade / deal / sale
plural noun with plural verb agreement
用法筆記
This sense is always used as a plural noun with a plural verb. It never has a singular form: 'the arms were seized' (not 'the arm was seized').
常見錯誤
2. to get weapons and prepare to fight, especially in a war or an organized rebelli
拿起武器
準備作戰或起義
to get weapons and prepare to fight, especially in a war or an organized rebellion against a government or enemy force.
Thousands of citizens took up arms to defend their capital city from the advancing troops.
數千名市民拿起武器保衛他們的首都，抵擋步步進逼的軍隊。
took up arms to defend [place]
The rebels called on every able-bodied person to bear arms against the dictatorship.
叛軍呼籲所有能戰鬥的人拿起武器對抗獨裁政權。
bear arms against [opponent]
Historical records show that women also took up arms during the siege of the town.
歷史記載顯示，在城鎮被圍攻期間，女性也拿起武器參戰。
No one in the coastal villages had expected to bear arms, but the sudden invasion left them with little choice.
沿海村莊的居民原本從未想過要拿起武器，但突如其來的入侵讓他們別無選擇。
In the old village, every man was expected to take up arms when the warning bell rang.
在古老的村莊裡，警鐘一響，每個男人都必須拿起武器。
- take up weapons
a clearer but less idiomatic alternative
- mobilise
broader meaning — preparing people and resources, not just getting weapons
- lay down arms
see sense 3; the direct opposite action
文法句型
take up arms (against [someone])
bear arms
rise up in arms
用法筆記
This meaning appears mainly in fixed expressions like 'take up arms', 'bear arms', and 'rise up in arms'. The verb changes form: 'the rebels took up arms', 'citizens bear arms', 'they have taken up arms'. For the stronger protest meaning, see the idiom 'be up in arms' below.
常見錯誤
3. to stop fighting and surrender by putting down your weapons, usually after a con
放下武器
停止戰鬥並投降
to stop fighting and surrender by putting down your weapons, usually after a conflict or as part of a peace agreement.
After the ceasefire was announced, both armies agreed to lay down their arms.
停火協議宣布後，雙方軍隊同意放下武器。
lay down their arms after [event]
The general commanded the soldiers to lay down their arms and walk out of the fort.
將軍命令部隊放下武器，走出堡壘。
commanded [someone] to lay down their arms
After the king was captured, the remaining troops finally laid down their arms.
國王被俘後，剩餘的部隊終於放下了武器。
No soldier wanted to lay down his arms while the enemy still surrounded the camp.
敵軍仍包圍營地時，沒有任何士兵願意放下武器。
- surrender
more common and broader; 'lay down arms' specifically means to stop fighting and put down weapons
- cease fighting
focuses on stopping combat, not necessarily surrendering
- take up arms
see sense 2; the direct opposite action
文法句型
lay down one's arms
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in the fixed phrase 'lay down one's arms'. The possessive pronoun changes with the subject: 'lay down my arms', 'lay down your arms', 'lay down their arms'. This is a formal or historical expression; in everyday conversation, people would say 'surrender' or 'stop fighting'.
常見錯誤
4. a special design or painted shield that serves as the official symbol of a parti
盾徽；紋章
家族、城市或機構的標誌性盾形圖案
a special design or painted shield that serves as the official symbol of a particular family, city, university, or other institution, traditionally displayed on flags, documents, and buildings.
The university's coat of arms shows a golden book and an olive branch on a blue background.
這所大學的盾徽在藍色背景上繪有一本金書和一根橄欖枝。
coat of arms shows [symbols]
Jabari discovered that his family's coat of arms dates back to the sixteenth century in Portugal.
Jabari 發現他家族的紋章可追溯至十六世紀的葡萄牙。
family's coat of arms dates back to [century]
The queen granted the town a coat of arms for its five hundred years of history.
女王授予該城鎮一面盾徽，以慶祝其五百年的歷史。
Mayumi traced her coat of arms back to a Scottish clan from the Highlands.
Mayumi 追溯她的家族紋章，發現源自蘇格蘭高地的一個氏族。
The city's coat of arms appears on its official flag and public buildings.
該市的盾徽出現在其官方旗幟和公共建築上。
- heraldic device
more technical term used by historians and museum curators
- emblem
a broader word for any symbolic design, not necessarily heraldic
- crest
often used loosely to mean coat of arms, but technically refers only to the top part
文法句型
coat of arms + of [family/city/organization]
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in the fixed phrase 'coat of arms'. The word 'arms' here is never used alone — you cannot say 'the family arms' without 'coat of' in modern English (though heraldry experts may use 'arms' elliptically). Plural of the phrase: 'coats of arms'.