A：All the soldiers in that country are armed to the teeth.
那個國家的士兵全部都全副武裝起來了。
B：What's happening in that country?
發(fā)生什么事情了。
A：The neighboring country is threatening their sovereignty with its nuclear bombs.
鄰國正在用核彈威脅他們呢。
注釋：
armed to teeth
講解：詞語盛行于19世紀(jì)以后，但卻出自于15世紀(jì)-16世紀(jì)，海盜活動猖獗的時候。相傳海盜面目猙獰，手持兇器，牙齒間還咬著一把把尖刀。為形象生動，漢語中把它翻譯為“武裝到牙齒”，喻指全副武裝。
Eg .The soldiers were armed to the teeth and ready to fight.
戰(zhàn)士們?nèi)蔽溲b，準(zhǔn)備戰(zhàn)斗。