gunpowder
英 [ˈɡʌnpaʊdə(r)]
美 [ˈɡʌnpaʊdər]
n. 火药
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
双语例句
- The gunpowder failed to ignite.
火药没点着火。 - The gunpowder went off unexpectedly. All the charges blew up at once.
火药意外地爆炸了。火药一下子都炸响了。 - 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。 - Gunpowder is composed of sulfur, carbon, and potassium nitrate.
火药是由硫、碳和硝酸钾组成。 - Gunpowder was one of the greatest inventions in ancient China.
火药是古代中国最伟大的发明之一。 - The use of gunpowder was known to the Chinese before the Europeans.
中国人懂得应用火药是在欧洲人之前。 - 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。 - I can smell the gunpowder all the way up here in the cockpit.
一路上我都可以从驾驶舱里闻到火药味。 - Daniel: Gunpowder, compass, the paper making, and the printing.
丹尼尔：火药、指南针、造纸术和印刷术。 - 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。