ammunition 的核心含义是“弹药”或“辩论论据”,音标为英 /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn/、美 /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/,作为不可数名词使用,无复数形式[2][6]。
弹药,军火:指枪支、火炮等武器使用的子弹、炮弹、手榴弹等投射物[6]。
例:The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.(士兵在战斗中用尽了所有弹药)
(辩论或攻击的)论据,信息:可用于支持论点或攻击对方的事实、证据[3][7]。
例:The improved trade figures gave the government fresh ammunition.(增长的贸易数据为政府提供了新论据)[6]
| 搭配类型 | 常用短语 | 含义说明 |
|---|---|---|
| 动词+名词 | issue ammunition | 发放弹药 |
| use up ammunition | 用尽弹药 | |
| 形容词+名词 | fresh ammunition | 新弹药/新论据 |
| live ammunition | 实弹(军事术语)[6] | |
| 介词短语 | ammunition for guns | 枪炮弹药 |
| ammunition for argument | 辩论论据 |
军事场景:The ammunition depot is heavily guarded.(弹药库戒备森严)
资源短缺:We were desperately short of ammunition.(我们极度缺乏弹药)
辩论场景:Her research provided ammunition against the opponent’s claims.(她的研究为反驳对手论点提供了依据)
比喻用法:Food is ammunition; don’t waste it.(食物就是“弹药”,不要浪费)
实弹训练:They trained in the jungle using live ammunition.(他们在丛林中进行实弹训练)
数据论据:The report gave critics plenty of ammunition.(这份报告给了批评者大量把柄)
战争场景:When their ammunition ran out, they fought with bayonets.(弹药用尽后,他们用刺刀作战)
政治语境:The scandal provided ammunition for the opposition.(丑闻给反对派提供了攻击素材)
日常比喻:His late arrival gave his colleagues ammunition to criticize him.(他迟到的事让同事有了批评他的理由)
军事行动:All roads to the front were destroyed to block enemy ammunition supplies.(通往前线的道路被炸毁,以阻止敌军弹药运输)
不可数性:表示“弹药”或“论据”时均为不可数名词,不可加 -s,如“三发子弹”需说 three rounds of ammunition[6]。
比喻义扩展:在非军事语境中,可灵活用于描述“支持观点的依据”,如数据、证据、丑闻等[8]。
无论是战场上的子弹,还是辩论中的“炮弹”,ammunition 的核心功能都是“提供攻击或防御的材料”。你还能想