| 单词 | body armour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbody armour body armour n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] body armour1709 mail-quilt?1770 mail-plate1776 1709 I. Littlebury tr. Herodotus Hist. I. i. 134 Their Helmets, Belts, and Body-Armour, are adorn'd with Gold. 1829 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. II. iii. 438 A breastplate and back-piece,..greaves for the legs, and iron gauntlets formed the body armour. 1958 W. E. Swinton Fossil Amphibians & Reptiles (ed. 2) x. 68 The limbs are all typically crocodilian in plan and arrangement. The body armour is heavy. 2005 BBC Focus Dec. 18/1 Scientists..are analysing the nanostructure of the tough inner layer of mollusc shells, known as nacre, to try to improve the strength of body armour for soldiers and police officers. < as lemmas |
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