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Shrapnel Bullet Pieces Exploding 英 ʃræpnəl] 美 ʃræpnəl N.开花弹;榴弹;弹片

英语单词 shrapnel
英美音标 英 ['ʃræpnəl] 美 ['ʃræpnəl]
中文释义 n.开花弹;榴弹;弹片
英语例句 (1) The shrapnel was searching every cranny.
(2) Buildings showed bullet and shrapnel marks.
(3) She backed away from the window in great fear when bullets and shrapnel whistled past her ears.
中文例句 (1) 榴弹正在四散开来。
(2) 一些楼房表明子弹和弹片的痕迹。
(3) 当子弹和弹片嗖嗖地从耳边飞过时,她惊恐地从窗边躲开。
vocabulary简明 Shrapnel is the pieces of a bomb, shell, or bullet that has exploded. During wars, many soldiers are treated for shrapnel wounds.
vocabulary扩展 When people are injured or killed by bombs, many of them are hurt by flying shrapnel — sharp, dangerous shards of metal. Shrapnel gets its name from General Henry Shrapnel of the British Army's Royal Artillery, who, during the Peninsular War, invented an exploding shell that broke apart and shattered when it was detonated.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](炮弹或子弹的)弹片 Shrapnel consists of small pieces of metal which are scattered from exploding bombs and shells.
  • He was hit by shrapnel from a grenade.

    他被手榴弹的弹片击中了。

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