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unarm somebody
unarm 作及物动词时，宾语是被缴械的人或群体；其过去式和过去分词均为 unarmed。
The soldiers unarmed the prisoners.
士兵们给俘虏缴了械。
缴械
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缴械
take away the weapons from; render harmless
The soldiers unarmed the prisoners.
士兵们给俘虏缴了械。
使解除武装；除去...的盔甲和武器。
To disarm, to remove the armour and weapons from.
脱下自己的盔甲。
To remove one's armour.
unarm
Base
原形
unarms
3rd person
第三人称单数
unarming
-ing
现在分词
unarmed
Past
过去式
unarmed
Past participle
过去分词
Guards unarm every visitor before they enter the building.
警卫在访客进入大楼前解除他们的武装。
The police unarmed the suspect during the arrest.
警察在逮捕过程中缴了嫌疑人的械。
The team is unarming the captured soldiers one by one.
小组正在逐个解除被俘士兵的武装。
unarm 通常用于军事或执法语境，作及物动词时意为“缴械”，作不及物动词时意为“放下武器”。
The police officer ordered the guards to unarm the suspect before questioning him.
警察命令警卫先缴下嫌疑人的武器再审问他。
After the war ended, the soldiers were told to unarm and return to their homes.
战争结束后，士兵们奉命放下武器返回家乡。
The treaty requires both sides to unarm their border troops within a month.
条约要求双方在一个月内解除边境部队的武装。
unarm 作及物动词时，宾语是被缴械的人或群体；其过去式和过去分词均为 unarmed。
The soldiers unarmed the prisoners.
士兵们给俘虏缴了械。
The rebels refused to unarm.
叛乱者拒绝放下武器。
Not this
The guards unarmed the visitors' guns.
Use this
The guards unarmed the visitors.
unarm 作及物动词时，宾语应是被缴械的人或群体（从某人身上拿走武器），而不是武器本身。中文可以说“缴枪”，但英语要说 unarm someone；把武器当宾语是母语迁移造成的搭配错误。
Not this
The unarm of the enemy soldiers took several hours.
Use this
The unarming of the enemy soldiers took several hours.
unarm 只有动词词性，没有名词形式，不能直接放在 the...of 结构里充当主语。需要把动词变为动名词 unarming（或改用 disarm 的名词形式）才能作名词性主语。
Not this
The robber unarmed by the police.
Use this
The robber was unarmed by the police.
unarm 是及物动词，当主语是动作承受者时必须用被动语态 be + unarmed，不能像中文“被警察缴械”那样省略 be 动词。
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卸下我的盔甲，伊洛斯；漫长的白天任务已经完成，我们该睡了。——莎士比亚《安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉》
After the war, the victorious general ordered the enemy troops to unarm.
战后，胜利的将军命令敌军放下武器。
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un-（反向）+arm（武器）→ 解除武装；联想卸下敌人手里的刀枪。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品中、历史叙述中 unarm 是比较书面的动词，多用于文学作品或历史叙述，语体偏正式；日常表达通常用 disarm。
真正同韵（/ɑːm/）：arm、farm、harm、charm、alarm、calm（calm 拼作 -alm，但读音相同）。注意形近词：warm /wɔːm/、swarm /swɔːm/ 虽以 -arm 结尾，但发音不同，不押韵。
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