0 either of the two long parts of the upper body that are attached to the shoulders and have the hands at the end -- 臂,手臂;上肢
1 weapons and equipment used to kill and injure people -- 武器;軍火;軍備
They have been charged with supplying arms to the guerrillas. 他們被指控向遊擊隊提供軍火。
An arms cache was discovered in South Wales. 在南威爾士發現了一個秘密軍火庫。
The minister has called on the terrorists to lay down their arms (= stop fighting). 部長要求恐怖分子放下武器。
They are willing to take up arms (= prepare to fight) (against the government) if they have to. 在必要時,他們會隨時拿起武器(對抗政府)。
2 An arm of land or water is a long, thin part of it that is joined to a larger area. -- 狹長地帶;狹長港灣
3 An arm of an organization is a part of it that is responsible for a particular activity or place. -- 職能部門;分支機構,分部
The British company is one arm of a large multinational. 這家英國公司是一家龐大的跨國公司��分部。
4 to provide yourself or others with a weapon or weapons -- 為…提供武器裝備;武裝
Nobody knows who is arming the terrorists. 沒有人知道誰在給這些恐怖分子提供武器裝備。
I armed myself with a baseball bat and went to investigate the noise. 我抄起了一根棒球棒,走過去看看是甚麼發出的聲響。
They are currently arming for war. 他們正在武裝起來,為戰爭做準備。
She armed herself for the interview by finding out all she could about the company in advance. 為準備面試,她事先盡其所能地了解那家公司的情況。
I went to the meeting armed with the relevant facts and figures. 去開會時,我準備好了有關的資料數據。
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
再长的路,一步步也能走完,再短的路,不迈开双脚也无法到达。