arming

英：['ɑ:mɪŋ]

美：['ɑmɪŋ]

• n.武装；装备；战斗准备
• 动词arm的现在分词形式.

noun (1)

a human upper limbespecially: the part between the shoulder and the wrist

something like or corresponding to an arm: such as

the forelimb of a vertebrate

a limb of an invertebrate animal

a branch or lateral shoot of a plant

a slender part of a structure, machine, or an instrument projecting from a main part, axis, or fulcrum

the end of a ship's yardalso: the part of an anchor from the crown to the fluke see anchor illustration

any of the usually two parts of a chromosome lateral to the centromere

an inlet of water (as from the sea)

a narrow extension of a larger area, mass, or group

power, might

the long arm of the law

a support (as on a chair) for the elbow and forearm

sleeve

the ability to throw or pitch a ball wellalso: a player having such ability

a functional division of a group, organization, institution, or activity

the logistical arm of the air force

medical a group of subjects provided a particular treatment in a clinical trial

Since this trial did not include a radiation-only treatment arm, it has been questioned whether radiation therapy alone might be as effective as sequential chemotherapy and radiation therapy in preserving the larynx.—Everett E. Vokes et al.

verb

transitive verb

to furnish or equip with weapons

to furnish with something that strengthens or protects

arming citizens with the right to vote

to equip or ready for action or operation

arm a bomb

intransitive verb

to prepare oneself for struggle or resistance

arm for combat

noun (2)

a means (such as a weapon) of offense or defenseespecially: firearm

a combat branch (as of an army)

an organized branch of national defense (such as the navy)

the hereditary heraldic devices of a family

heraldic devices adopted by a government

active hostilities : warfare

a call to arms

military service

abbreviation (1)

Armenian

abbreviation (2)

adjustable rate mortgage

arming device解脱保险装置

待爆

又称“解除保险”

Noun (1) Middle English, going back to Old English earm, arm, going back to Germanic *arma-, masculine, (whence also Old Frisian erm "arm," Old Saxon arm, Old High German aram, arm, Old Norse armr, Gothic arms), going back to Indo-European *h2orH-mo-, whence also Old Church Slavic ramo "shoulder," Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian rȁme, stem rȁmen-, Czech ráměk; a parallel zero-grade *h2r̥H-mó- gives Old Prussian irmo "arm," Lithuanian (eastern dialects) ìrmėdė "pain from gout, chill, fever" (irm- "arm" + -ėdė "eating"), Sanskrit īrmá- "arm," Avestan arəma-; Latin armus "forequarter (of an animal), shoulder" probably goes back to *h2erH-mo- Note: Usually claimed to be a derivative of the verb *h2er- "fit, join" (see arm >entry 3)—very plausible semantically—though the Sanskrit and Baltic forms require a second laryngeal (*h2erH-) in the base (cf. Rix et al., Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben, 2. Auflage, Wiesbaden, 2001, where the verbal base is posited without a second laryngeal). Could the suffix be *-H-mo-? The Slavic noun fluctuates in inflection between -mo- and -men- (see André Vaillant, Grammaire comparée des langues slaves, II:1 [Lyon, 1958], pp. 214-15). According to P. Schrijver, The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Latin (Amsterdam, 1991), p. 194, Latin armus cannot be traced to *h2r̥H-mo-, which would have yielded *ramus. Regarding Armenian armukn "elbow," see H. K. Martirosyan, Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon, Leiden, 2010, s.v. Verb Middle English armen, borrowed from Anglo-French armer, going back to Latin armāre, derivative of arma "implements of war, weapons, equipment" — more at arm >entry 3 Noun (2) Middle English armes (plural), "weapons, the military profession, heraldic devices," borrowed from Anglo-French, plural of arme "weapon," going back to Latin arma (neuter plural) "implements of war, weapons, equipment," derivative, with a suffix *-mo-, from a presumed verbal base *ar-, going back to Indo-European *h2er- "fit, join," whence Greek reduplicated aorist ḗraron "(I) fit together, equipped, fit closely" (from which present tense ararískō, ararískein), ármenos (middle participle) "fitting, suited to," and (with suffixed *-smo- giving initial aspiration?) harmós "joint," hárma, harmat- "chariot, team of horses"; Armenian arari "(I) made," aṙnem "I make" Note: See also art >entry 1, arthro-, article >entry 1, artiodactyl.

The first known use of arm was before the 12th century

arm1 of 3noun

a human upper limbespecially: the part between the shoulder and wrist

a corresponding limb of a lower vertebrate animal

something resembling an arm in shape or position the arm of a chair

an arm of the sea

power entry 1 sense 1a

the long arm of the law

sleeve sense 1

arm2 of 3verb

to provide with weapons

arm a regiment

to provide with a way of fighting, competing, or succeeding

armed herself with facts

to make ready for action or use

arm a bomb

arm3 of 3noun

weaponespecially: firearm

a branch of an army

a branch of the military forces

plural the designs on a shield or flag of a family or a government

actual fighting : warfare

a call to arms

military service