gunpowder

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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 also sped up the slow process of digging up stones.
  黑火药还加快了缓慢的采石进程。
• 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。
• After the introduction of the cannon and gunpowder to the West, Westerners very quickly became expert with cannons.
  大炮和火药介绍到西方之后，西方人很快称为大炮的专家。
• Paper, printing, gunpowder and compass.
  造纸术，印刷术，火药和指南针。
• If you bring fire into contact with gunpowder, there will be an explosion.
  假如你让火和火药接触，就会发生爆炸。
• 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。
• 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。
• When the gunpowder exploded, the bullet was expelled from the gun.
  当火药爆炸时，子弹被从枪里逐出。