| 词汇 | gunpowder |
| 释义 | gunpowder noun[ U ] uk /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊ.dər/ us /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊ.dɚ/ an explosive mixture of substances in the form of a powder, used for making explosive devices and fireworks火药 See also powdernoun Explosives in general bomb disposal bomb vest cordite dynamite EOD explosive explosive ordnance disposal fireship gelignite high explosive megaton nitroglycerine nuclear power payload plastic explosive Semtex shell TNT trinitrotoluene warhead Gunpowder allowed weapons inventors to make many clever and sometimes unusual ways to kill. Gunpowder could be used to fire rockets, cannons, and bombs. It has three rows of barrels and used gunpowder to fire bullets at enemy soldiers. Next, you light the gunpowder and . . . BOOM! The discovery of gunpowder changed the history of the world. The discovery of gunpowder in China in the 10th century changed the world of weapons forever. Then you fill the pipe with gunpowder – this makes it a rocket. gunpowder | American Dictionarygunpowder noun[ U ] us/ˈɡʌnˌpɑʊ·dər/ a substance in powder form that is used in making explosive devices Examples of gunpowdergunpowder They mobilized and deployed larger armies and naval forces that were able to use the new gunpowder weaponry effectively. The addition of a constricted access powder chamber into the barrels of jezails tended to maximize the burning properties of their domestically produced gunpowder. A portion of the costs (usually the officers' wages, gunpowder, and some of the armour) were provided out of corporate resources, sometimes supplemented by assessments. This occurred in the late medieval period when heavy armour was abandoned as a result of the introduction of gunpowder. This line involves premeasurement values only for observables of macroscopic systems, like the cat or the gunpowder. Gunpowder contributed not only to the destruction of medieval castles, but to feudalism as well. The detective did not take a paraffin test on his hand to see whether gunpowder was there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These include, for example, section 31—sale of gunpowder and explosives to children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Add to this the smell of gunpowder, gelignite, and smoke, and slate dust saturating the already foul air. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not clear that the mediaeval barons would not have got anywhere if they had agreed a test ban on gunpowder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A man got very seriously injured in trying to put out a fire which was very close to a gunpowder magazine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are the people who are hatching this gunpowder plot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You will find that the man who invented gunpowder was just as bad in his day as the man who invented poison gas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The accident occurred in the corning house, perhaps the most dangerous process in the manufacture of gunpowder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In gunpowder the carbon lies in separate atoms from the oxygen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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