| 单词 | napalm |
| 释义 | napalm (once / 34866 pages) n Napalm is a jelly-like form of gasoline used in fire bombs and flamethrowers. It's a deadly, painful weapon. Napalm sticks to skin, causing severe burns and making it one of the most horrible weapons used in combat. It was used often in the Vietnam War, and images of victims suffering from napalm burns helped make people question U.S. tactics and the war in general. These days you might hear the word napalm used to describe anything deadly or unpleasant. Spicy hot chicken wings could be like napalm on your taste buds or a touchy issue might be "political napalm." WORD FAMILYnapalm: napalms USAGE EXAMPLESIn September, the company sparked controversy when it censored an iconic photograph of a naked child fleeing a Napalm attack during the Vietnam war. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Facebook reversed its decision to block the Pulitzer Prize–winning “napalm girl” photo in September after a backlash. Slate(Nov 28, 2016) This year, Facebook’s algorithm took down the image, posted by a Norwegian author, of a naked 9-year-old girl fleeing napalm bombs. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) n gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers Hyper gas, gasolene, gasoline, petrol a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines |
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