arming
present participle ofarm
| 单词 | arming |
| 释义 | arming present participle ofarm arm verb uk/ɑːm/us/ɑːrm/[IorT] toprovideyourself orotherswith aweaponorweapons: Nobodyknowswho is arming theterrorists. I armed myselfwithabaseballbatand went toinvestigatethenoise. They arecurrentlyarming forwar. Opposite disarm C2[T] toprovideyourself orotherswithequipmentorknowledgeinordertocompleteaparticulartask: She armed herselffortheinterviewbyfindingout all she could about thecompanyinadvance. I went to themeetingarmedwiththerelevantfactsandfigures.
Providing weapons or taking weapons away
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Giving, providing and supplying Examplesofarmingarming In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In turn, both state and federal government exerted little control over volunteer militias while incurring the great expense ofarmingthem. From theCambridge English Corpus All appear to have lived close to where thearmingand deployment took place, and alleged that they witnessed it. From theCambridge English Corpus Inarmingthemselves and defending their country, property and kin against foreign invaders, they were fulfilling a fundamental duty of citizenship within the ' country ' worldview. From theCambridge English Corpus It is undertaken as equipment for living, as a ritualistic way ofarmingus to confront perplexities and risks. From theCambridge English Corpus On the one hand, expanded educational programs at the national and local levels arearmingconsumers with more information as they take on businesses in a freer market setting. From theCambridge English Corpus Should we considerarmingpresiding officers with not just statutory provisions but information on past examples of how other people have perpetrated impersonation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not worse in talking ofarming, disarming and rearming in the way we do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, how would one discover secretarminggoing on in some remote corner of the world? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think there is a consensus that that is far preferable to the routinearmingof patrol officers, which happens in some countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea ofarmingthe police is politically objectionable in present circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am also deeply concerned that any decision made to-morrow may eventually bring a demand for thearmingof the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are talking about enemies and aboutarmingourselves for real wars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 And then there is the question ofarmingthe ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of generalarmingof the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely it would be worth our while to spend £1,000 million a year to prevent the war against which we arearming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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