| 单词 | armaments race |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarmaments race b. With first element in plural form, forming nouns and adjectives, as armaments industry, armaments maker, armaments-producing, armaments race, etc. ΚΠ 1892 St. James's Gaz. 4 Oct. 3/2 It is plain that the German Powers have felt that they have allowed themselves to be passed in the great international armaments race by France and Russia. 1901 Daily Chron. 3 Dec. 6/6 The deceased..was armaments accountant for the Thames forts district. 1933 H. G. Wells Shape of Things to Come i. 112 That Mystery Man of Mystery Men, Sir Basil Zaharoff, the armaments salesman. 1955 N. De Witt Soviet Professional Manpower vi. 251 The armaments-producing branches of machine building, aircraft manufacturing, and the like. 1977 ‘J. le Carré’ Honourable Schoolboy iii. xvi. 411 Jerry was able to look round the room, which was a mix between a small armaments museum and an American P.X. 1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 29 Mar. 29/1 Capitalism..sowed inequality and through the armaments industry the seeds of war. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 11 Oct. (Week in Review section) 5/1 Today one can buy..‘green weapons’ like reduced-lead bullets from BAE Systems, the British armaments maker. < as lemmas |
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