armed

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armed /ɑːmd $ ɑːrmd/ S3 W3 adjectiveadj

1 WEAPONcarrying weapons, especially a gun 武装的；持枪的 OPP unarmed

Armed police raided the building.

武装警察突击搜查了那幢大楼。

The Minister was kidnapped by armed men on his way to the airport.

部长在去机场的路上遭武装分子绑架。

The prisoners were kept under armed guard.

囚犯由武装警卫看守。

armed with

The suspect is armed with a shotgun.

嫌疑犯携有一支猎枪。

She got ten years in prison for armed robbery (=stealing using a gun).

她因持枪抢劫获刑十年。

The president fears that armed conflict (=a war) is possible.

总统担心可能发生武装冲突。

There is very little support for an armed struggle (=fighting with weapons) against the government.

几乎没人支持反政府武装斗争。

a heavily armed battleship

重装甲战舰

Many of the gangs are armed to the teeth (=carrying a lot of weapons).

许多匪徒都全副武装。

2 READYhaving the knowledge, skills, or equipment you need to do something 具备〔足够的知识、技术或装备〕的

armed with

She came to the meeting armed with all the facts and figures to prove us wrong.

她带着能证明我们错误的所有事实和数据来开会。

I went out, armed with my binoculars, to see what I could find in the fields.

我带着双筒望远镜出门去看看野外能发现什么。

Examples from the Corpus

armed• The two men may be armed, and should not be approached by members of the public.• Nor was government aid to the landlord restricted to armed assistance.• These Protocols restated, and in several important respects developed, the laws of armed conflict.• And with the police and most of the armed forces behind me, I was able to stop Ngune from seizing power.• Soon after the coup, Reza Khan became minister of war and defacto commander in chief of the armed forces.• Aspects of the revolt gave further illustration of the unreliable loyalty of sections of the armed forces.• Over £60,000 worth of jewellery has been stolen by an armed gang in north London.• The prisoners were kept under armed guard.• He says he was captured by armed police and was probably planning an armed robbery.• a group of heavily armed soldiers• The men were masked and armed with machine guns.

armed to the teeth• Bathore is armed to the teeth, from pistols to anti-tank guns looted from the government.

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