building which is the headquarters for training people who are not professional soldiers, for example the National Guard (美国或加拿大国民玉队奪的)总部 3 (formal) the things that sb has available to help them achieve sth 锦囊;宝库:Doctors have an armoury /drugs avafZaWe.医生都备有各种各样的药物4 all the weapons and military equipment that a country has (—国的.丨军事装备Britain’s nudear armoury矣囱的 核武If装备

arm-pit /'a:mpit; NAmE 'a:rm-/ (also NAmE informal pit) noun the part of the body under the arm where it joins the shoulder 腋;腋窝picture o body _ see also underarm the 'armpit of sth (informal, especially NAmB) the most unpleasant or ugly place in a country or region肮雎的角落;龌龊的地方TTie city h5 been caHed the armpit /America.这座诚市被称为臭国最令入 厌恶的地方。

arm-rest /'aimrest; NAmE 'a:rm-/ noun the part of some types of seat, especially in planes or cars, which supports your arm (飞机、汽车等座位的)靠手,扶手 ciriTlS /a:mz; NAmE a:rmz/ noun [pi.]

1 {formal) weapons, especially as used by the army, navy, etc.兵器;武器arms and ammimirion 兵器和知 药◊ PoZi’ce queers in the t/K do not usuaHy carry arms. 英国警察通备不携带武器。see also FIREARM, SMALL arms 2 = coat of arms the King^ Arms (?= used as the name of a pub)国王盾形徽章(酒吧名)be under 'arms to have weapons and be ready to fight in a war处于备战状态;严阵以待;枕戈待旦lay down your 1 arms to stop fighting 放下武器;停止作战 take up arms (against sb) to prepare to fight 拿起武器;准 备战斗(be), up in 'arms, (about/over sth).(/>?/orwfl/) (of a group of people .-群人to be very angry about sth and ready to protest strongly about it 极力.反对;强烈 抗议more at bear v., present v.

'arms control noun [U] international agreements to destroy weapons or limit the number of weapons that countries have 军备控制

'arms race noun [sing.] a situation in which countries compete to get the most and best weapons 军备竞赛 'arm-twisting noun [U] [informal) the use of a lot of pressure or even physical force to persuade sb to do sth

强迫;强制\施加压力

'arm-wrestling noun [u] a competition to find out which of two people is stronger, in which they try to force each other’s arm down onto a table 扳手腕;比 腕力

army ■» /_a:mi; AM/r»f’a:rmi/ (p/. -ies)

1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a large organized group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land陆上作战幸队;陆军部队: The two opposing armies faced each other across the bat/iidd.敌对两军在战场上严阵对峙。2 the army [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the part of a country's armed forces that fights on land (―国的)陆军Her husband is.m the army她的丈夫在陆军威役◊ A_/iter eaving school Mifce went mto t/ie army•迈克从学杈毕业后参加了陆 军an army oj^cer 眭军军官 3 [C+sing./p|. v.J a large number of people or things, especially when they are organized in some way or involved in a particular activity 大批;大群:an army of advisers/volunteers — 大批顾问;志愿着夫军◊ An army / ants marched across the pat/i. 大群蚂蚁浩浩荡荡地穿过小径。

,army 'surplus noun [U] clothing and equipment which the army no longer needs and is sold to the public ( pT y出售的剩余军用物资

arnica /'aimka; NAmE 'a:rn-/ noun [U] a natural medi­cine made from a plant, used to treat bruises (= marks that appear on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc.)山金车酊用于治疗挫伤等的天然药物 'A-road noun (in Britain) a road that is less important than a motorway, but wider and straighter than a B-road (英国干线公路,A级公路略次于高速公 路,,但较B级公路宽直)

aroma /a'rauma; NAmE a'roume/ noun a pleasant, noticeable smell 芳香;香味:the aroma of fresh coffee 新鲜咖啡的香味

aroma-ther*apy /a.reuma'Gerapi; NAmE a.rouma-/ noun [U] the use of natural oils that smell sweet for