Word · Frequency #491
arm
武装；配备武器
to supply (someone or oneself) with weapons; to take up weapons
- 1.
To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
提供盔甲或武器
- 2.
To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
提供完成特定任务所需的设备、知识、权力或其他工具；装备能力
- 3.
To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
准备(工具、武器或系统)进行行动；激活
- 4.
To become prepared for action; to activate.
准备行动；激活
- 5.
To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
用板或其他能增加强度、力量、安全性或效率的东西覆盖或装备
- 6.
To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
拿起武器；武装自己
- 7.
To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
为磁铁装上电枢
装备；供给；使准备就绪；进入待命状态；激活；加固；加装防护层；给（磁铁）装电枢；提供盔甲或武器
In use
The soldiers were armed with rifles and grenades.
The government is arming the local police force with new communication devices.
The rebels quickly armed themselves with whatever weapons they could find.
Verb forms
base arm · third person arms · -ing arming · past armed · past participle armed
arm作为动词意为'武装'或'装备'，规则变化。
Connections
Collocations
- arm oneself with
- 用…装备自己；使自己具备…
- He armed himself with patience and a good argument.他让自己具备耐心和有力的论据。
- be armed with
- 配备有；装备着
- The guards were armed with batons.警卫配备了警棍。
- arm against
- 为防范…而武装/做准备
- The city is arming against flooding.这座城市正在为防范洪水做准备。
- arm the security system
- 启动安保系统
- Don't forget to arm the security system before you leave.离开前别忘了启动安保系统。
- armed to the teeth
- 全副武装
- The rebels were armed to the teeth.叛乱分子全副武装。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 arm 想成“手臂”：动词时就像手臂举起武器、备好装备，准备行动；武装、激活都在这条手臂上。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：military/weapons、figurative: knowledge or tools、technical: system or weapon activation 作动词时，该词的语域随搭配和环境变化：字面义“提供武器”多用于军事或书面语境；比喻义“赋予知识、工具等”比较常见于正式或抽象表达；技术义“使武器/系统进入待命状态”则用于科技或工程语境。整体通常偏中性，具体需根据搭配判断。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常用被动语态，后接with表示以...武装
Pronunciation & Spelling
和 arm /ɑrm/ 押韵的词有 farm /fɑrm/、harm /hɑrm/、charm /tʃɑrm/、alarm /əˈlɑrm/。注意 warm /wɔrm/ 和 swarm /swɔrm/ 拼写结尾相近，但元音是 /ɔ/，读音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，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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