| 单词 | death ray |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdeath ray death ray n. chiefly Science Fiction a beam or ray that causes death. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > fire, radiation, or chemical weapons > [noun] > ray gun > ray death ray1896 ray1897 1896 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 11 Aug. 5/1 (headline) Old Sol's death rays. 1903 G. C. Griffith World Masters xxxi. 296 Those who were out of reach of the terrible death-rays saw six long guns rise from the masked batteries. 1947 J. G. Crowther & R. Whiddington Sci. at War 4 The public had already begun to long for death-rays that would dispatch the strongest enemy at will. 1963 Ann. Reg. 1962 386 Unlikely rumours were also heard that it might be developed as a military death ray or anti-missile weapon. 2009 V. Coren For Richer for Poorer xxi. 291 I must turn that aggression against him, like a superhero reflecting an opponent's powerful death-ray right back into the villain's own eyes. < as lemmas |
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