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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary armed
\\ˈärmd\\ adjective DATE 13th century 1. a. furnished with weapons an armed guard b. furnished with something that provides security, strength, or efficacy armed with knowledge 2. marked by the maintenance of armed forces in readiness an armed truce
adjective DATE 1606 : having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number — usually used in combination long-armed two-armed Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ armed armed / B:md; NAmE B:rmd / adjective1. involving the use of weapons 使用武器的；用武力的: an armed robbery 持械抢劫 an international armed conflict (= a war) 国际武装冲突 OPP unarmed 2. ~ (with a gun, etc.) carrying a weapon, especially a gun 携带武器的；持枪的；荷枪实弹的: The man is armed and dangerous. 这个男子有枪,是个危险分子。 armed guards 武装警衞 Police were heavily armed. 警察全副武装。 He was armed with a rifle. 他配有一支步枪。 OPP unarmed 3. ~ (with sth) knowing sth or carrying sth that you need in order to help you to perform a task 备有所需的: He was armed with all the facts. 他备有所需的全部事实材料。 IDIOMS ▪ 7armed to the 'teeth having many weapons 武装到牙齿；全副武装 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English armed adj. VERBS be ADV. heavily, well | lightly | fully PREP. with The soldiers were all armed with automatic rifles. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged armed \ˈärmd, ˈȧmd\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of armen to arm 1. a. : furnished with weapons of offense or defense : fortified, equipped < armed forces > b. : furnished with something that provides security, strength, or efficacy < armed with letters of recommendation > c. : furnished with organs or structures especially adapted to defense or attack < the mandibles of the armed soldier ants > < rosebushes and other armed shrubs > 2. heraldry a. : blazoned b. : represented with horns, beak, or talons or having them of a specified tincture — used of beasts and birds of prey < an eagle gules, armed or > 3. : marked by the maintenance of armed forces in readiness for possible conflict < armed peace > < an armed truce > |
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