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

• 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。
• The barrel of gunpowder blew up.
  火药桶爆炸了。
• 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。
• This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.
  这是一篇充满火药味的声明。
• 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。
• Gunpowder is composed of sulfur, carbon, and potassium nitrate.
  火药是由硫、碳和硝酸钾组成。
• 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。
• The soldiers exploded the gunpowder under the bridge.
  士兵们引爆了桥下的炸药。
• 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。
• 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。