| 单词 | weapon of mass destruction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasweapon of mass destruction weapon of mass destruction n. a weapon intended to cause widespread devastation and loss of life, (now) esp. a chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon; usually in plural. ΚΠ 1937 Times 28 Dec. 9/3 Who can think without horror of what another widespread war would mean, waged as it would be with all the new weapons of mass destruction? 1945 N.Y. Times 16 Nov. 16/1 The agreement goes as far as is possible in the present state of the world to avert the further use of atomic bombs and similar weapons of mass destruction. 1961 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 55 20/1 This revision should aim not only at banning nuclear weapons but also other weapons of mass destruction of the so-called ABC family (atomic, bacteriological and chemical). 2003 Morning Star (Nexis) 25 Mar. 9 He asks if the international community could prevent the unthinkable–the use of a weapon of mass destruction by a terrorist organisation. < as lemmas |
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