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 weapon ['wepәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 武器, 兵器

vt. 武装

[法] 武器, 凶器, 兵器




    weapon
    [ noun ]
    1. any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

    2. <noun.artifact>
      he was licensed to carry a weapon
    3. a means of persuading or arguing

    4. <noun.communication>
      he used all his conversational weapons


    Weapon \Weap"on\ (w[e^]p"[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. wepen, AS.
    w[=ae]pen; akin to OS. w[=a]pan, OFries. w[=e]pin, w[=e]pen,
    D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, w[=a]fan, Icel. v[=a]pn,
    Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. w[=e]pna, pl.; of uncertain
    origin. Cf. {Wapentake}.]
    1. An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something
    to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in
    destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a
    sword, etc.

    The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. --2 Cor.
    x. 4.

    They, astonished, all resistance lost,
    All courage; down their idle weapons dropped.
    --Milton.

    2. Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends
    against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
    ``Woman's weapons, water drops.'' --Shak.

    3. (Bot.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants
    are furnished.

    {Concealed weapons}. See under {Concealed}.

    {Weapon salve}, a salve which was supposed to cure a wound by
    being applied to the weapon that made it. [Obs.] --Boyle.

    1. One arms industry analyst downplayed the value of such a weapon to the military or police, saying there are plenty of other semiautomatic weapons available to them.
    2. A year after Colt Firearms drew praise for pulling its AR-15 semiautomatic rifle off the civilian market, it is under fire for producing a new version that critics say is virtually the same weapon.
    3. Federal researchers are exploring a possible new biological weapon against cells infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
    4. The B-2 was designed as a strategic nuclear-armed bomber, and it does instantly degrade the Soviets' $350 billion air defense system. But it's even better as a weapon for the post-Cold War era.
    5. "Shake ratttle and roll," muttered one of the men on the barricade, armed with an automatic weapon.
    6. Ramchand admits there's little he can do to protect himself. Unlike many other drivers, he doesn't even carry a crowbar as a weapon.
    7. But they do not look like the most effective weapon against an adversary that was able to endure eight years of grinding war against Iran without too much difficulty.
    8. Police gave no motive in the killings and declined to reveal the type of weapon used.
    9. The measure incorporates cuts voted last week in such major weapon systems as the Midgetman mobile missile and B-2 bomber, but goes beyond the authorizing bill in reducing classified programs and shifting funds to improve military readiness.
    10. Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo has made it clear that he plans to use his position in favor of abortion rights as a weapon against Republicans this year in his bid for re-election.
    11. (The suspect) picked up the weapon and several shots were fired," Buske said.
    12. He said the weapon was given to him by his son, Carl T. Rowan Jr., an attorney and former FBI agent, after he had received several threats.
    13. American attempts to use the economic weapon have most often failed because other countries could not be persuaded to follow the U.S. lead.
    14. Investigators were expected to perform ballistics tests to see if is the murder weapon.
    15. Troops conducted a search for suspects and the weapon, sealing off Nablus and prohibiting all drivers except Jewish settlers who live nearby from entering or leaving the city.
    16. The low-flying, cigar-shaped weapon, which uses the stealth technology being applied to other U.S. defense systems, is better able to avoid radar detection, officials say.
    17. He says Pakistan hasn't yet assembled a bomb, but now is capable of producing a nuclear weapon in less than a week.
    18. The force of at least 20 blows to her head shattered the weapon's wooden stock. Matheney was arrested later that day.
    19. Gadhafi has offered the United States a one-time inspection of the Rabta plant, but the Reagan administration said such a visit would be inadequate because the plant could quickly be modified to hide evidence of chemical weapon production.
    20. The 10-year San Diego Police Department veteran said in a recent interview that the first call was for an assault with a deadly weapon.
    21. In other words, the U.S. would tell the Soviets the whereabouts of a weapon that was expressly designed to be concealed from the Soviets.
    22. The defense challenged Mrs. Palme's reliability more than three years after the event, and noted the lack of a motive, murder weapon or other forensic evidence to link Pettersson with the shooting.
    23. There is talk of forming a "suppliers' committee" to cut off or cut back sales to Mideastern states of nuclear, chemical, biological and conventional weapons and weapon components, especially missiles.
    24. A group of Harvard Law School students turned their legal training into a weapon against their own school with a lawsuit aimed at getting more minorities hired as professors.
    25. The agent ordered the robber to drop his weapon and shot him when he refused, and the fleeing gunman dropped both the money and his weapon as he ran outside.
    26. The agent ordered the robber to drop his weapon and shot him when he refused, and the fleeing gunman dropped both the money and his weapon as he ran outside.
    27. But it significantly enhances the credibility of a new approach to fighting cancer, called photodynamic therapy, which is beginning to come of age as an anti-cancer weapon.
    28. Police and Secret Service agents arrested Rode, who did not resist and was not carrying a weapon, police said.
    29. There were no suspects, and no weapon was recovered.
    30. A state law which took effect in October penalizes the owner of a weapon left where it can be easily obtained by children.
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