| 单词 | biological weapon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbiological weapon biological weapon n. a biological agent harmful to plants, animals, or people, esp. a pathogen, deployed as a weapon to cause widespread devastation; (also) a device for the deployment, release, or dispersal of such an agent.Quot. 1918 refers to a ‘weapon’ to be used against infection. ΚΠ 1918 Mil. Surg. 42 529 Search for biological weapons of attack.] 1946 Life 18 Nov. 130/2 Almost any biological laboratory, any brewery, distillery, or organic chemical plant can be used to produce biological weapons. 1961 N. Cousins In Place of Folly 54 If the war comes, the question will be academic whether a man is dying of encephalitis produced by a biological weapon or aplastic anemia produced by radiation. 2001 Times 22 Oct. 5/1 Advances in genetic technology will soon allow terrorists to create a new generation of ‘designer’ diseases that are many times more powerful than today's biological weapons. < as lemmas |
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