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 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。
• All those who love peace are strongly against arms race.
  一切爱好和平的人们都要求禁止原子武器。所有爱好和平的人都强烈反对军备竞赛。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• China's anti-satellite test a new arms race in space?
  中国反卫星试验，新的太空竞赛？
• 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。
• China has never participated and will never participate in any arms race in outer space, he said.
  他表示：中国从来没有、今后也不会参加任何形式的外空军备竞赛。
• 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
• 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。