| 单词 | fusillade |
| 释义 | fusillade From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishColours & sounds, Weaponsfusilladefu‧sil‧lade /ˌfjuːzəˈleɪd $ -sə-/ noun [countable usually singular]1 CPMWa quick series of shots fired from a gun, or a quick series of other objects that are thrownfusillade ofa fusillade of bullets2 TALK TO somebodya quick series of questions or remarksExamples from the Corpusfusillade• Desktop publishing was only the opening salvo of a fusillade of developments that would change the way people worked.• At the beginning of the Secretary of State for the Environment's speech there was a fusillade of Government interventions.• Windows were blasted inwards by the fusillade.fusillade of• Ms. Hills ran into a fusillade of hostile questions at Tuesday's committee meeting.• The first officers who burst into the house were met with a fusillade of bullets.Origin fusillade (1800-1900) French fusiller “to shoot”, from Late Latin focus “fire” |
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