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| | weapons, for example guns or bombs 武器；军火；军备 | countries that sell arms to terrorists 把军火卖给恐怖主义分子的国家 | | The British police do not usually carry arms. 英国警察通常不携带武器。 | | the international arms trade 国际军火贸易 | |
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| - | lay down (your) arms
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| to agree to stop fighting |
| 停止战斗 |
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| The President appealed to the rebels to lay down arms. 总统呼吁叛军放下武器停止战斗。 |
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| - | take up arms
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| to begin fighting with weapons |
| 开始战斗 |
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| Minority tribes took up arms against the new government. 少数民族部落拿起武器开始与新政府作战。 |
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| - | under arms formal
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| trained and ready to fight as an army |
| 处于战备状态 |
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| - | up in arms
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| angry and complaining about something |
| 愤慨的；抱怨的 |
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| +about Residents are up in arms about the closure of the local library. 居民们对当地图书馆的关闭很是不满。 |
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