arms race

英 [ˈɑːmz reɪs]

美 [ˈɑːrmz reɪs]

n.  军备竞赛

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牛津词典

noun

• 军备竞赛
  a situation in which countries compete to get the most and best weapons

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 军备竞赛
  Anarms raceis a situation in which two countries or groups of countries are continually trying to get more and better weapons than each other.
  1. ...a conference on ways to control the arms race in the region.
     商讨如何控制该地区军备竞赛的会议

英英释义

noun

• a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments

双语例句

• The arms race was a "rogue elephant" against which we all must act.
  军备竞赛是一只离群的大象我们大家都必须对它采取行动。
• India, which developed nuclear weapons in an arms race with Pakistan, is not a signatory of the NPT.
  印度在与巴基斯坦的军备竞赛中发展了核武器，它不是核不扩散条约的签约国。
• Is a space-related arms race under way?
  涉及太空的军备竞赛正在进行吗？是的。
• Missile Defense and Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space
  导弹防御和防止外空军备竞赛问题
• A serious impediment to the attainment of both objectives is the present arms race.
  实现这两个目标的一个严重障碍就是目前的军备竞赛。
• You often hear that the United States and the Soviet Union are in an arms race.
  你们常常听说，美苏两国在进行军备竞赛。
• There are many factors driving this arms race.
  这轮军备竞赛背后有诸多驱动因素。
• The temptation to rev up the arms race with high-tech weapons is especially dangerous
  通过研发高科技武器加速军备竞赛的诱惑尤其危险。
• The arms race between the countries badly affects people's living standards.
  各国间的军备竞赛严重影响了人们的生活水准。
• Russia says that could start a new arms race.
  俄罗斯表示，这可能启动新的军备竞赛。