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

• But this particular arms race isn't in a dead heat the mavens of malware are winning it.
  但这不是一场势均力敌的军备竞赛，恶意软件的行家赢了。
• What China fears is a nuclear arms race in the region.
  什么是中国担心该地区出现核军备竞赛。
• There are many factors driving this arms race.
  这轮军备竞赛背后有诸多驱动因素。
• Frank also sidesteps the idea that markets themselves can be structured to eliminate the arms race.
  弗兰克还回避了一点：即可以通过市场本身的结构设计，来消除这种“军备竞赛”。
• 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。
• But the comparison with the nuclear arms race is, if anything, a little too comforting.
  但把它与核军备竞赛作比较就有点太让人安慰（若有的话）了。
• 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 is not the justice of socialism, it damaged the image of socialist.
  军备竞赛不是社会主义中的题中应有之义，祸害了社会主义的形象。
• 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。
• 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。