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weaponize

/wep-uh-nahyz/US // ˈwɛp əˌnaɪz //UK // (ˈwɛpəˌnaɪz) //

武器化,将武器化,化武,武装

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    weap·on·ized, weap·on·iz·ing.

    • : to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons: to weaponize trucks and helicopters.
    • : to develop for use as a weapon, as in biological warfare: to weaponize uranium;weaponized anthrax.
    • : to use as a means to gain a powerful advantage: She has been known to weaponize her femininity.

Examples

  • Over the years, food here has been weaponized, withheld, and used as a means of corruption and coercion by those in power.

  • The flag belongs to us all and yet it has been weaponized against so many.

  • Unlike today, back then angry female characters were not yet fully weaponized.

  • Democrats fear Barr is weaponizing the Justice Department ahead of the election.

  • Over the last month, fireworks have been weaponized at demonstrations across the country.

  • The message will be clear: Tehran will not be allowed to weaponize its nuclear operations.