| 单词 | ballistic |
| 释义 | ballistic (once / 7203 pages) adj The adjective ballistic describes the flight of an object through space. It usually applies to projectiles like bullets or rockets that are fired from weapons. If you’re in the path of a ballistic missile, get out of the way! A ballistic missile is guided only when it’s first launched. After that its flight is subject to the law of gravity. The word comes from a Roman weapon called a ballista, which chucked rocks into the air, whose name comes from the Greek for "throw." If someone has “gone ballistic,” they're crazy with anger. When you go ballistic, you’re just like an unmanned missile: you fly into a fit of rage and lose control over your feelings or actions. WORD FAMILYballistic: ballistically+/ballistics: ballistic USAGE EXAMPLESSecurity Council resolutions from developing ballistic missiles and testing nuclear devices. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The Pentagon statement noted that “multiple UN Security Council resolutions explicitly prohibit North Korea’s launches using ballistic missile technology.” The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Last April, North Korea reported the successful ground test of an engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) adj relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity ballistic missile |
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