arms

noun

1. 兵器；武器
   weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, etc.
   1. the King's Arms (= used as the name of a pub)
      国王盾形徽章（酒吧名）
2. 兵器；武器
   weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, etc.
   1. the King's Arms (= used as the name of a pub)
      国王盾形徽章（酒吧名）

PART OF YOUR BODY OR OFSOMETHING ELSE 人体或其他物体的一部分

1. N-COUNT 手臂;上肢
   Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
   1. She stretched her arms out...
      她张开双臂。
   2. He had a large parcel under his left arm.
      他左胳膊下夹着一个大包裹。
2. 衣袖;袖子
   The arm of a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm.
3. （椅子的）靠手，扶手
   The arm of a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down.
4. N-COUNT （物体的）臂，杆
   An arm of an object is a long thin part of it that sticks out from the main part.
   1. ...the lever arm of the machine.
      机器的操纵杆
   2. ...the arms of the doctor's spectacles.
      医生的眼镜腿
5. N-COUNT （陆地的）狭长地带;狭长港湾
   An arm of land or water is a long thin area of it that is joined to a broader area.
   1. At the end of the other arm of Cardigan Bay is Bardsey Island.
      在卡迪根湾的另一狭长地段的尾端是巴德西岛。
6. N-COUNT 分支机构；部门
   An arm of an organization is a section of it that operates in a particular country or that deals with a particular activity.
   1. Millicom Holdings is the British arm of an American company.
      米雷康姆控股有限公司是一家美国公司在英国的分支机构。
   2. ...the research arm of Congress.
      国会的研究部门
7. PHRASE 臂挽臂地
   If two people are walking arm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked.
   1. He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife.
      他和妻子挽着胳膊走出法庭。
8. PHRASE （价格）昂贵
   If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
   1. A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.
      在健身中心呆一个星期的花费会很昂贵。
9. PHRASE 一臂之远；在伸手可及处
   If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
   1. He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
      他划亮一根火柴，伸长胳膊举着。
10. PHRASE 与…保持距离
    If you keep someone at arm's length, you avoid becoming too friendly or involved with them.
    1. She had always kept his family at arm's length.
       她一直与他的家人保持一定距离。
11. （清单）很长
    If you say that a list is as long as your arm, you are emphasizing that it is very long.
12. PHRASE 热烈地;友好地
    If you welcome some action or change with open arms, you are very pleased about it. If you welcome a person with open arms, you are very pleased about their arrival.
    1. They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms...
       他们无疑将热烈欢迎这一举动。
    2. Many Panamanians welcomed the troops with open arms.
       许多巴拿马人热烈欢迎部队到来。
13. PHRASE 说服
    If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something.
    1. She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her.
       她说服他向自己发出邀请。

WEAPONS 武器

1. N-PLURAL 武器，军火，军备（尤指炸弹和枪支）
   Arms are weapons, especially bombs and guns.
   1. The IRA had extensive supplies of arms.
      爱尔兰共和军有庞大的军备。
   2. ...arms control.
      军备控制
2. VERB 武装；装备
   If you arm someone with a weapon, you provide them with a weapon.
   1. She'd been so terrified that she had armed herself with a loaded rifle...
      她吓坏了，于是拿了一支上了膛的步枪。
   2. Arming the police doesn't deter crime.
      仅仅靠给警察配备武器是无法制止犯罪的。
3. VERB （给…）提供，配备;支持
   If you arm someone with something that will be useful in a particular situation, you provide them with it.
   1. She thought that if she armed herself with all the knowledge she could gather she could handle anything...
      她以为，如果获取了所有能学到的知识，就能处理任何事。
   2. Armed only with a BBC microphone, I travelled across South Africa meeting writers.
      仅仅凭借着一支英国广播公司的话筒，我走遍了南非，会见了许多作家。
4. N-PLURAL （城市或贵族家庭的）盾徽，（盾形）徽章，纹章（常用于英国酒馆名中）
   The arms of a city or of a noble family are its coat of arms. Arms is often used in the names of British pubs.
   1. ...china painted with the arms of Philippe V.
      画有腓力五世的盾徽的瓷器
   2. ...his local pub, the Abercorn Arms.
      他在当地开的酒馆“阿伯康徽章”
5. See also: armed -armed coat of arms comrade-in-arms small arms
6. （以自卫为目的）持有武器
   A person's right to bear arms is their right to own and use guns, as a means of defence.
7. 放下武器;投降
   If soldiers lay down their arms, they stop fighting and give up their weapons.
8. PHRASE 拿起武器;准备与…战斗
   If one group or countrytakes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
   1. They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.
      他们威胁，如果要求得不到满足就要以武力抵抗政府。
9. PHRASE 武装起来的;处于战备状态
   If a country has people under arms, it has people trained to use weapons and to fight a war.
   1. There are nearly four million soldiers under arms in this country.
      该国有将近400万现役士兵。
10. PHRASE 非常愤怒;极力反对;强烈抗议
    If people are up in arms about something, they are very angry about it and are protesting strongly against it.
    1. Environmental groups are up in arms about plans to sink an oil well close to Hadrian's Wall.
       环保组织极力反对在哈德良长城附近打油井。

1. She had bare arms and a bare neck.
   她的胳臂和脖子都露在外面。
2. Your arms and legs need protection from light bouncing off glass
   需要保护你的手臂和双腿免受玻璃反射光线的照射。
3. The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes.
   这家公司一直否认自己是有意违反武器禁运规定。
4. Choking back tears, he said Mary died in his arms.
   他强忍住泪水，说玛丽死在了他的怀里。
5. Their talks are expected to focus on arms control
   他们的会谈预计会集中讨论军备控制问题。
6. We must reduce the danger of war by controlling nuclear, chemical and conventional arms.
   我们必须通过控制核武器、化学武器和常规武器的数量来减少战争的危险。
7. I cradled her in my arms
   我把她轻轻地抱在怀里。
8. The United Nations imposed an arms embargo against the country
   联合国对那个国家实施了武器禁运。
9. She flung her arms around my neck and kissed me.
   她突然张开手臂搂住我的脖子，然后吻了我一下。
10. She stretched her arms out and gave a great yawn
    她伸了个懒腰，打了个大哈欠。
11. A doctor and a nurse caught hold of his arms
    一名医生和一名护士抓住了他的双臂。
12. They wash their hands, arms and faces, and lastly, they wash their feet.
    他们洗了手、胳膊和脸，最后脚也洗了。
13. His arms look like they might snap under the weight of his gloves
    他的胳膊看起来好像不堪手套重负要折断了一样。
14. The guards loosed his arms.
    警卫放开了他的胳膊。
15. The two sides exchanged fire with artillery, mortars and small arms
    双方交火时动用了大炮、迫击炮和轻武器。
16. It's a vinyl doll with movable arms and legs
    这是一个四肢可以活动的乙烯基塑料玩具娃娃。
17. After 10 years of negotiation, the Senate ratified the strategic arms reduction treaty.
    经过10年协商，参议院已经正式批准了《削减战略武器条约》。
18. She opened her arms and gave me a big hug.
    她张开双臂，紧紧地拥抱了我。
19. It agreed to set up a central registry of arms sales.
    它同意成立一个中央武器销售登记处。
20. He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
    他紧握椅子扶手的手逐渐松开了。
21. The agreement removes the last serious obstacle to the signing of the arms treaty
    这个协议排除了签订武器条约的最后一个严重障碍。
22. The revolutionaries laid down their arms and its leaders went into voluntary exile.
    革命者放下了武器，其领导人也自愿流亡他国了。
23. He rubbed his arms and stiff legs
    他按摩着自己的胳膊和僵硬的双腿。
24. Surgeons began to scrub their hands and arms with soap and water before operating
    外科医生们在做手术前开始用肥皂和水清洗双手和胳膊。
25. The arms had been sold to a businessman; he sold them on to paramilitary groups.
    武器出售给了一个商人，他又将其倒卖给了一些准军事组织。
26. They used slings of rope to lower us from one set of arms to another.
    他们用吊索把我们从高处的一组吊臂上放到低处的另一组吊臂上。
27. I tried to step back, but he held my upper arms too tightly.
    我试图往后退，但他将我的上臂抓得太紧了。
28. Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude
    她充满感激，把他的脖子搂得更紧了。
29. Every inch of his arms and legs was ulcerated.
    他四肢全都溃烂了。
30. The baby fell asleep in its mother's arms.
    小孩儿在妈妈的怀里睡着了。

n.

be under arms

• 处于备战状态；严阵以待；枕戈待旦
  to have weapons and be ready to fight in a war

lay down your arms

• 放下武器；停止作战
  to stop fighting

take up arms (against sb)

• 拿起武器；准备战斗
  to prepare to fight

(be) up in arms (about/over sth)

• 极力反对；强烈抗议
  to be very angry about sth and ready to protest strongly about it

bear arms

• 当兵；打仗
  to be a soldier; to fight

present arms

• 持枪敬礼
  to hold a rifle vertical in front of the body as a mark of respect

noun

1. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

   Synonym:    coat of armsblazonblazonry

2. weapons considered collectively

   Synonym:    weaponryimplements of warweapons systemmunition