Word · Frequency #7653
ammunition
弹药；枪炮弹药
Bullets, shells, and other supplies used in firearms and weapons.
- 1.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
装填火器及各种火炮所用的物品,如火药、弹丸、霰弹、炮弹、火帽、火箭等。
- 2.
projectiles to be fired from a gun
枪炮弹药
- 3.
Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
可用于冲突中对抗对方的论据和信息。
- 4.
any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
可作为大规模杀伤性武器的核生化材料
- 5.
information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
可用于攻击或辩护论点或观点的信息
论据；把柄；大规模杀伤性武器材料；装填火器及各种火炮所用的物品,如火药、弹丸、霰弹、炮弹、火帽、火箭等。；枪炮弹药；可用于冲突中对抗对方的论据和信息。
In use
The soldiers loaded the ammunition into their rifles before the mission.
The leaked emails provided the opposition with fresh ammunition to attack the government's policies.
The hunter carried a box of ammunition for his shotgun during the trip.
his admission provided ammunition for his critics
ammunition for sth
The soldiers loaded ammunition for the machine guns.
士兵们为机枪装上弹药。
ammunition against sb/sth
常与provide, give等动词搭配。
The leaked emails provided ammunition against the candidate.
泄露的邮件提供了攻击候选人的弹药。
Connections
Collocations
- live ammunition
- 实弹
- The soldiers were training with live ammunition.士兵们正在用实弹训练。
- ammunition depot
- 弹药库
- The army guarded the ammunition depot day and night.军队日夜守卫着弹药库。
- ammunition supply
- 弹药补给
- The troops were running low on ammunition supply.部队的弹药补给不足。
- provide ammunition
- 提供弹药；提供攻击材料
- His careless remarks provided ammunition for his critics.他轻率的言论为批评者提供了攻击材料。
- ammunition box
- 弹药箱
- He carried a heavy ammunition box to the front line.他扛着一个沉重的弹药箱到前线。
- enough ammunition
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想发音'阿木你神'，想象阿木（木头人）你是神，手持弹药，霸气十足。
Context & Register
本词在军事语境中较正式（如'弹药'），在辩论等比喻用法中较非正式（如'论据'）。其他专业义项（如核生化材料）使用频率较低，通常出现在正式技术文档中。
Grammar Note
虽然通常作不可数名词，但存在复数形式 ammunitions，用于指多种弹药或具体类型。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所列单词均以-ition结尾且发音均为/-ɪʃən/，与ammunition押韵。注意：有些以-tion结尾的词发音不同，例如solution (/səˈluːʃən/)或nation (/ˈneɪʃən/)，它们并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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