| 单词 | cannon |
| 释义 | cannon (kænən ) Word forms: cannons , cannoning, cannoned 1. countable noun B2 A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles. 2. countable noun A cannon is a heavy automatic gun, especially one that is fired from an aircraft. 3. verb If one person or thing cannons into another, they bump into them with great force. One of the reporters cannoned into Arnold. [VERB preposition] The ball cannoned off the back of a Spartak defender and into the net. [VERB preposition] 4. a loose cannon phrase If someone is a loose cannon, they do whatever they want and nobody can predict what they are going to do. Max is a loose cannon politically. 5. See also water cannon Idioms: a loose cannon a person who could cause problems for other people because they do bad or silly things that no one expects There is a widespread worry that the military command has turned into a loose cannon beyond the control of the government. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cannon fodder soldiers who are considered unimportant by their officers and are sent to fight in the most dangerous areas, where they are likely to be killed The fifty-five to sixty-five year-olds would be sent to the front as cannon-fodder. They were to attack ahead of the regular troops and absorb the enemy's fire. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: cannon shell Only after landing, almost out of fuel, did he discover that his tailplane had been hit by a cannon shell which must have narrowly missed his cockpit. Times, Sunday Times At one point a cannon shell struck behind his cockpit seat; on another, a shell hit his ammunition reserve but didn't go off. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As he pulled away, his wings were riddled with cannon shells, but he managed to make it back to the carrier. Times, Sunday Times Both destroyers made high-speed evasive manoeuvres, fired hundreds of cannon shells and launched depth charges. Times, Sunday Times His aircraft was hit by four cannon shells, leaving him badly injured and setting his cockpit ablaze. Times, Sunday Times Local councillors suggested that the problem was more to do with a lack of volunteers on the ground to fire the cannon at the right moment. Times,Sunday Times Yellow means the enemy will fire a cannon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to fire this cannon, 17 kilograms of gunpowder was needed for a single shelling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the summer, the local cannon guild fire their cannon by the beach centre every night. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Very soon, though, a much bigger concern rears its ugly, dreadlocked head as our gang are running from that all-too-familiar, shouldermounted laser cannon. The Sun Well, zap 'em with the laser cannon. canada.com His arm engine also doubles as a flamethrower, laser cannon, and a correction thruster while in zero gravity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are armed with a single heavy laser cannon in an open turret on the roof, and are landed by shuttles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He possesses a laser cannon built into his abdomen and a force field device. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This cannon mount required an elevated intake manifold design, bringing the intake runners straight off the inner surfaces of the cylinder banks to the updraft carburetor's plenum chamber. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An arsenal of cannon mounted in its fuselage can pour constant fire on to a target as it circles overhead. Times, Sunday Times I can imagine circumstances in which a water cannon mounted on your bonnet would have a legitimate use. Times, Sunday Times They have cannons mounted on the front which (when they work) fire ice cubes. Times, Sunday Times After the 15th-century introduction of gunpowder, elephants served as tanks with cannons mounted on their backs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 大炮 Japanese: 大砲 |
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