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

• 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。
• 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。
• China stands for the peaceful use of outer space and opposes arms race in outer space.
  中国主张和平利用太空，反对在太空搞军备竞赛。
• China does not participate in any nuclear arms race, and never deploys any nuclear weapons beyond its borders.
  中国不参加核军备竞赛，也从不在国外部署核武器。
• Group of Experts on the Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race and of Military Expenditures
  军备竞赛和军事支出的经济和社会后果问题专家
• The big worry for investors is the cost of this arms race.
  投资者最大的担忧就是这场军备竞赛的成本。
• This was fuelling an arms race and driving some countries to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
  这种态度和行为正在导致新的军备竞赛出现以及使某些国家设法得到大规模杀伤性武器。
• Pakistan is in a nuclear arms race with India and says the accord was discriminatory.
  巴基斯坦处于与印度的核军备竞赛中，并说该协议不公平。
• 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's anti-satellite test a new arms race in space?
  中国反卫星试验，新的太空竞赛？