单词 | the smell of powder |
释义 | > as lemmasthe smell (also †stink) of powder d. the smell (also †stink) of powder: (used metonymously for) actual experience of battle. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > [noun] > action in war stroke of battle1525 action1579 the smell (also stink) of powder1786 baptism of fire1857 1786 R. Burns Poems 37 Their gun's a burden on their shouther; They downa bide the stink o' powther. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. x. 81 A novice, not yet accustomed to the smell of powder. 1901 F. Norris Octopus ii. v. 479 Roaring, clamoring, reeking with the smell of powder and hot oil, spitting death. 2003 BBC Monitoring Internat. Rep. (Nexis) 3 Dec. Now, it [sc. Baghdad] is synonymous with world terrorism, the West's wrong policy, and the smell of powder, blood and death. < as lemmas |
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