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armoured

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ar·moured British English, armored American English /ˈɑːməd $ ˈɑːrmərd/ adjective  1 PMAarmoured vehicles have an outside layer made of metal to protect them from attack 〔车辆〕装甲的 armored personnel carriers 装甲运兵车2 PMAan armoured army uses armoured vehicles 〔军队〕配备装甲车辆的 an armoured division 装甲师
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armouredAmong the tortoises and turtles, the overlapping scales have been replaced by a large, thick armoured box of horn.Each side could also retain 18,000 armoured infantry combat vehicles weighing between 6 and 16.5 tonnes, and 12,000 lighter armoured vehicles.I stumbled off to be sick behind an armoured personnel carrier as he started on Marius.Until the armoured regiment had crossed its start line, the armoured infantry would pause momentarily in forward holding areas.Policemen were equipped with self-loading rifles, jeeps and even armoured tractors to chase militants into the fields.Then to David Stirling's fury they saw a convoy of light armoured vehicles moving across their line of advance.WEAPONS/ARMOUR: Marius wears a suit of heavy armour and rides an armoured Warhorse.
ar·moured adjectiveChineseSyllable
made an armoured Corpus have outside vehicles layer


armoured
armoured British English, armored American English /ˈɑːməd $ ˈɑːrmərd/ adjective
1. armoured vehicles have an outside layer made of metal to protect them from attack:
    armored personnel carriers
2. an armoured army uses armoured vehicles:
    an armoured division


ar·moured (especially US ar·mored) BrE /ˈɑːməd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːrmərd/ 🔊 adjective(especially of a military vehicle 尤指军用交通工具) protected by metal covers 有装甲的The cruiser was heavily armoured. 这艘巡洋舰有坚固的装甲。🔊🔊an armoured car装甲车using armoured vehicles 使用装甲交通工具的an armoured division装甲师