单词 | armoury |
释义 | armoury (ɑːʳməri ) Word forms: armouries regional note: in AM, use armory 1. countable noun A country's armoury is all the weapons and military equipment that it has. He threatened to open the country's armouries to loyal tribes in an attempt to hold off the rebellion. Delegates signed a treaty to reduce the armouries of conventional weapons in Europe. 2. countable noun An armoury is a place where weapons, bombs, and other military equipment are stored. 3. countable noun In the United States, an armoury is a building used by the National Guard or Army Reserve for meetings and training. 4. countable noun An armoury is a factory where weapons are made. [US] 5. countable noun [usually singular] You can refer to a large number of things which someone has available for a particular purpose as their armoury. [British] The strongest weapon in the government's armoury is the price cuts announced on Saturday. Modern medicine has a large armoury of drugs for the treatment of mental illness. Translations: Chinese: 武装, 军械库 Japanese: 軍備, 武器庫 |
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