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单词 petard
释义

petard

/pɪˈtɑːd /
noun historical
1A small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall.Machine guns in front and on the flank opened fire, while petards, bombs, and artillery fire covered the entire area of the trenches with projectiles....
  • The various applications are discussed briefly, from guns and artillery to petards (bombs for blowing down castle doors), rockets, and military mines.
1.1A kind of firework that explodes with a sharp report.After lots of petards, fireworks, pyrotechnics, the best policy for spending New Year’s Eve is to be surrounded by great company, friends, good music, food and drink, and following with joyful waking up and sunshine!...
  • The next negative aspect is the noise and other pollution caused by fireworks, especially the petards that get more powerful year by year.

Phrases

be hoist with (or by) one's own petard

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French pétard, from péter 'break wind'.

Rhymes

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