| 单词 | Greek fire |
| 释义 | Greek fire (once / 31519 pages) n WORD FAMILY Greek fire: Greek fires USAGE EXAMPLESIf I let my guard down long enough to deal with the Greek fire, Annabeth would get sliced and we’d crash anyway. Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters(2006) Glass jars of green oil— Greek fire—lined one shelf. Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth(2008) It is also similar to Greek fire, a Byzantine weapon able to burn on water, reminiscent of a crude form of napalm. The Guardian(Apr 15, 2016) n a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted Hyper arm, weapon, weapon system any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting mixture(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) |
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