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

• They also carried back a stream of inventions, including the compass, gunpowder and printing.
  同时，他们也带回了一些发明，包括指南针、火药和印刷术。
• 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。
• It is the inventor of the compass, paper-making, gunpowder and printing.
  中国是指南针、造纸术、火药和印刷术的发明者。
• Gunpowder, dynamite and gun cotton are explosives.
  黑色火药、甘油炸药和强棉药都是炸药。
• She recalls the boom of gunfire and the acrid smell of gunpowder.
  她听见了轰隆隆的枪声，闻到了刺鼻的火药味。
• 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。
• I am a man who always smells of gunpowder.
  我是个总是闻着火药气息的人。
• The soldiers exploded the gunpowder under the bridge.
  士兵们引爆了桥下的炸药。
• The barrel of gunpowder blew up.
  火药桶爆炸了。