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ammunition

noun
🔊/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃn/
🔊/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns弹药
    • The bandits escaped with a rifle and 120 rounds of ammunition.土匪用步枪和120发子弹逃脱了。
    • 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。
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • live
    • blank
    • artillery
    • …
    … of ammunition
    • round
    verb + ammunition
    • carry
    • have
    • load
    • …
    ammunition + noun
    • depot
    • dump
    • store
    • …
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  2. 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.这些数字为争取更多资源的警察局长提供了政治弹药。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    3. 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’.