| 释义 |
bazooka orig. U.S.|bəˈzuːkə|
[app. f. prec.]
1. (See quot. 1935.)
1935Newsweek 14 Dec. 29/2 Burns peps up his lengthy yarns with periodic outbursts on his own invention, the bazooka, a trombone-like instrument confected of two gas-pipes and a whisky funnel. 1945N. & Q. 19 May 215/2 Each broadcast Mr. Burns renders a bazooka solo. 1956R. Nettel Seven Centuries Pop. Song xiv. 229 During the troubles of 1926 a group of miners..formed themselves into a band. The instruments they used were called in the musical trade ‘kazoos’ and by the miners themselves ‘bazoukas’.
2. A tubular anti-tank rocket-launcher.
1943War Illustr. 15 Oct. 297 (caption) American anti-tank rocket thrower.., known as the ‘bazooka’. 1944Britannica Bk. of Year 769/2 Bazooka, a firearm, consisting of a metal tube slightly over 50 inches long and under 3 inches in diameter. 1945N. & Q. 10 Mar. 106/2 The world's fastest fighting plane..carries six bazooka tubes. |