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shrapnel

noun
🔊/ˈʃræpnəl/
🔊/ˈʃræpnəl/
[uncountable]
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  1. small pieces of metal that are thrown out with a lot of force when a bomb explodes飞溅的弹片
    • Two people were hit by shrapnel.两人被弹片击中。
    • a piece of shrapnel一块弹片
    • a shrapnel wound弹片伤
    Extra Examples
    • He took shrapnel to his leg.他腿部被弹片击中。
    • He was hit in the arm by flying shrapnel.他被流弹片打中了手臂。
    • The rocket sent shrapnel in every direction.火箭把弹片打得四处横飞。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • flying
    • deadly
    … of shrapnel
    • piece
    verb + shrapnel
    • be hit by
    • be killed by
    • be wounded by
    • …
    shrapnel + verb
    • fly
    • be lodged
    shrapnel + noun
    • wound
    preposition
    • shrapnel from
    • shrapnel in
    See full entry
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: named after General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), the British soldier who invented the shell.