am·mu·ni·tion
noun/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃn/
/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃn/
[uncountable]- a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns
弹药 - The bandits escaped with a rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition.
匪徒带着一支步枪和120发子弹逃跑了。 - They issued live ammunition to the troops.
他们发给部队实弹。 - A few of the men had run out of ammunition.
有几个士兵已经用光了弹药。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- live
- blank
- artillery
- …
- round
- carry
- have
- load
- …
- depot
- dump
- store
- …
- The bandits escaped with a rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition.
- information that can be used against another person in an argument
（辩论中可攻击对方的）把柄，证据 - The letter gave her all the ammunition she needed.
这封信给了她所需的一切有力证据。 - These figures provide political ammunition to police chiefs arguing for more resources.
这些数字为警察局长争取更多资源提供了政治弹药。
- The letter gave her all the ammunition she needed.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete French amunition, alteration (by wrong division) of la munition ‘the munition’ from Latin munitio(n-) ‘fortification’, from munire ‘fortify or secure’.