高考英语实用短语 up in arms
释义:
up in arms 竭力反对;进行武装斗争
例句:
All of the people in that country were up in arms against the invaders.
那个国家的全体人民都武装起来准备和入侵者作战。
Patient advocates are up in arms over the possible closure of the psychiatric hospital.
病人的支持者们愤怒抗议该精神病院的可能关闭。
This has the meat and dairy industries up in arms over the high cost of their main feed.
这使得肉类和乳制品工厂开始竭力反对他们主要饲料的高成本。
In Poland they are up in arms against attempts to increase the number of hours a week (a mere 18) they have to spend teaching.
在波兰,他们竭力反对试图延长周教学时间(现在仅为18小时)的尝试。
Both strategies have European Banks up in arms.
两项策略都遭到欧洲银行业的竭力反对。
Unrest has been slowly growing in Syria's cities—though the last two are not yet up in arms—but order has been maintained thanks to the continued loyalty of much of the elite and business communities.
动荡局势一直在叙利亚各城市缓慢升级——尽管在上述两个城市仍然没有升级到武装抗争的程度——然而秩序得以维持应该归功于大部分精英和商界团体的忠心耿耿。
By the time European transport ministers finally met, by video conference, on the morning of the 19th, airlines were up in arms.
直到欧洲各国的交通部长在19日最终召开了视频会议之时,各航空公司都大为光火。
Now, before any non-Christians start getting up in arms about that, let me clarify something that I am not saying.
现在,在许多非基督教徒因为以上的观点而激起愤慨以前,让我澄清一些我并没有说明的事情。
As soon as we asked them money, they were up in arms.
我们刚开口向他们要钱,他们就发了火。