单词	petard
释义	petardpe‧tard /pəˈtɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINpetard Origin: 1500-1600 French ‘small bomb’, from peter ‘to fart’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As elsewhere, a too zealous objector is hoist by his own petard. He discovered that he was being hoist with his own petard. One of the earliest explosive devices was the petard, which was a mine used to breach castle walls or gates. Section 28 hoisted Labour on the petard of its own contradictions. The plan, evidently, is to hoist Pretoria with its own petard. The school debate hoisted conservatives on their own petard. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► hoist · He discovered that he was being hoist with his own petard.· As elsewhere, a too zealous objector is hoist by his own petard. → be hoist with/by your own petard at hoist1(2)
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