英语词汇“grenade”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

grenade

释义

grenade /gri-nādˈ/

noun

A small bomb thrown by hand or shot from a rifle
A glass projectile containing chemicals for putting out fires, testing drains, dispensing poison gas or tear gas, etc

ORIGIN: Fr, from Sp granada pomegranate, from L grānātus full of seeds (grāna)

grenadier /gren-ə-dērˈ/ noun

Orig a soldier trained in the use of grenades
Then, a member of the first company of every battalion of foot soldiers
Now used as the title (Grenadier Guards) of part of the Guards Division of infantry
Any of various African weaver birds with red and black plumage
A deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family

noun

A type of grenade, invented by the English engineer Sir William Mills (1856–1932), used by the British forces in both World Wars

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