weapon

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
   1. nuclear weapons
      核武器
   2. a lethal/deadly weapon
      致命武器
   3. The police still haven't found the murder weapon .
      警方仍未找到谋杀的凶器。
   4. 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
   1. 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。
   2. Guilt is the secret weapon for the control of children.
      愧疚是控制儿童的秘密武器。

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.
   1. ...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.
   1. 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。

1. The strongest weapon in the government's armoury is the price cuts announced on Saturday
   政府最有力的对策是在星期六宣布价格下调。
2. The murder weapon was part of a haul stolen in a raid on a South African air-force arsenal in 1990.
   1990年南非空军武器库遭到突袭，这件凶器就是当时被盗走的武器中的一件。
3. They took him to the station and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon.
   他们把他带到警察局，把他用致命武器袭击他人的罪行记录在案。
4. Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon
   警察在树林里四处搜寻凶器。
5. Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon
   浓缩铀是核武器的关键组成部分。
6. He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
   他被判用致命武器袭击他人的罪名不成立。
7. Lewis was tried for unlawfully and dangerously discharging a weapon.
   刘易斯因非法和不安全的开枪而受到了审判。
8. They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
   他们疯狂扭打，想把武器抢到手。
9. The V2 was not an ordinary weapon: it could only be used against cities. Likewise the atom bomb.
   V2火箭并非普通武器：它只能用于对付城市。原子弹也是这样。
10. She was charged with a misdemeanour, that of carrying a concealed weapon.
    她被指控犯有身上藏有武器的轻罪。
11. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon
    警察以携带攻击性武器为由逮捕了我。
12. He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon
    他随后被逮捕，并被控拥有攻击性武器。
13. Their most potent weapon was the Exocet missile
    飞鱼导弹是他们最有攻击力的武器。
14. The spear is presumably the murder weapon
    这支鱼叉可能就是凶器。
15. I assembled the weapon, checked the firing and recoil mechanism and loaded it.
    我把家伙组装起来，检查了一下击发和反冲机构，装上子弹。
16. Discipline was the new coach's secret weapon.
    严格的训练是新任教练的秘密武器。
17. They've stooped to using any and every weapon at their disposal
    他们已经无耻到把能用的武器都用上了。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. This bird employs its beak as a weapon.
    这种鸟用嘴作武器。
21. This kind of weapon is obsolete.
    这种武器早已过时。
22. This article reviews American high energy laser weapon programs and recent developments.
    本文中首先评述了美国的高能激光武器计划和最新的发展。
23. We have conducted a new nuclear weapon test successfully.
    我们成功地进行了一次新的核武器试验。
24. You already own that weapon.
    你已经拥有了这个武器。
25. I think we may have just found our murder weapon.
    我想我们可能正找到了我们的谋杀武器。
26. We have our murder weapon and we have our murderer.
    我们找到了凶器和凶手。
27. I used every weapon and tactic I could think of.
    我用了我能想到的每一种武器和战术。
28. New technique, new airborne equipment and weapon for increasing combat capability of fighter aircraft are described.
    文章概述了为提高歼击机作战能力所采用的新技术和新的机载武器。
29. Police have found a weapon.
    警察发现了一件武器。
30. The automatic test system of calibration and maintenance for ground-to-air missile weapon system is introduced in this paper.
    介绍了地空导弹武器系统标校与维护用自动测试系统，叙述了系统的组成、原理及其在多种场合的应用。

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

noun

1. any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
   1. he was licensed to carry a weapon

   Synonym:    armweapon system

2. a means of persuading or arguing
   1. he used all his conversational weapons

   Synonym:    artillery