gunpowder

英 [ˈɡʌnpaʊdə(r)]

美 [ˈɡʌnpaʊdər]

n.  火药

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BNC.16323 / COCA.16953

牛津词典

noun

• 火药
  explosive powder used especially in bombs or fireworks

柯林斯词典

• 火药
  Gunpowderis an explosive substance which is used to make fireworks or cause explosions.

英英释义

noun

• a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
  Synonym:powder

双语例句

• Gunpowder was used in China as far back as the 11th century.
  远在公元11世纪，中国已使用火药。
• Gunpowder also sped up the slow process of digging up stones.
  黑火药还加快了缓慢的采石进程。
• Daniel: Gunpowder, compass, the paper making, and the printing.
  丹尼尔：火药、指南针、造纸术和印刷术。
• He exploded the gunpowder for fun but it caused the fire.
  他爆炸火药找乐子，却造成了大火。
• The gunpowder failed to ignite.
  火药没点着火。
• Gunpowder is one of inventions by the chinese.
  火药是中国的发明之一。
• The soldiers exploded the gunpowder under the bridge.
  士兵们引爆了桥下的炸药。
• This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.
  这是一篇充满火药味的声明。
• For example, the early settlers used tea, sugar, horses, and gunpowder for money.
  例如，早期的开拓者把茶、糖、马匹和火药当作钱。
• In large-scale installations and gunpowder drawings, Cai relies increasingly on ferocious and heroic animal motifs.
  在大型的装置和火药画中，他越来越依赖凶猛和英勇的动物图像。