| 单词 | gunpowder |
| 释义 | gunpowder noun[U] uk/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊ.dər/us/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊ.dɚ/anexplosivemixtureofsubstancesin theformof apowder, used for makingexplosivedevicesandfireworks 火药See also powdernoun Explosives in general
gunpowder| American Dictionarygunpowder noun[U] us/ˈɡʌnˌpɑʊ·dər/asubstanceinpowderformthat is used in makingexplosivedevices Examplesofgunpowdergunpowder They mobilized and deployed larger armies and naval forces that were able to use the newgunpowderweaponry effectively. From theCambridge English Corpus The addition of a constricted access powder chamber into the barrels of jezails tended to maximize the burning properties of their domestically producedgunpowder. From theCambridge English Corpus A portion of the costs (usually the officers' wages,gunpowder, and some of the armour) were provided out of corporate resources, sometimes supplemented by assessments. From theCambridge English Corpus This occurred in the late medieval period when heavy armour was abandoned as a result of the introduction ofgunpowder. From theCambridge English Corpus This line involves premeasurement values only for observables of macroscopic systems, like the cat or thegunpowder. From theCambridge English Corpus Gunpowdercontributed not only to the destruction of medieval castles, but to feudalism as well. From theCambridge English Corpus The detective did not take a paraffin test on his hand to see whethergunpowderwas there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These include, for example, section 31—sale ofgunpowderand explosives to children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Add to this the smell ofgunpowder, gelignite, and smoke, and slate dust saturating the already foul air. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not clear that the mediaeval barons would not have got anywhere if they had agreed a test ban ongunpowder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A man got very seriously injured in trying to put out a fire which was very close to agunpowdermagazine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These are the people who are hatching thisgunpowderplot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You will find that the man who inventedgunpowderwas just as bad in his day as the man who invented poison gas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The accident occurred in the corning house, perhaps the most dangerous process in the manufacture ofgunpowder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Ingunpowderthe carbon lies in separate atoms from the oxygen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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