armed
adjective uk/ɑːmd/ us/ɑːrmd/
B2 使用武器的，用武力的;带武器的，武装的
using or carrying weapons
armed conflict 武装冲突
These men are armed and dangerous, and should not be approached. 这伙人持有武器，非常危险，不要靠近他们。
Opposite: unarmed
armed to the teeth informal武装到牙齿，携带大量武器的
carrying many weapons
The gunman was reported as being armed to the teeth and equipped with both a rifle and a pistol. 据报道，枪手全副武装，配备了步枪和手枪。
Armed to the teeth with tanks and rocket launchers, these troops haven't lost a battle for years.
There were hundreds of police officers at the scene, most of them armed to the teeth.
Both countries in the conflict are armed to the teeth.
- More examples
- Early this morning, armed police surrounded a house which they thought contained an escaped prisoner.
- She entered the vault with an armed guard.
- Two armed men were caught trying to cross the frontier at night.
- The villagers are powerless against the armed invaders.