gunpowder background
BeDict Logo

gunpowder

/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/ /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdəɹ/

Meanings
noun

火药，黑火药

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

Examples :

"The fireworks display used gunpowder to create colourful explosions. "
烟花表演使用火药来制造绚丽多彩的爆炸效果。
substance material chemistry weapon military technology

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration colourful

colourful adjective

/ˈkʌlərfəl/ /ˈkʌləfʊl/

色彩鲜艳，五彩缤纷

"The children drew a colourful picture of their family. "

孩子们画了一幅色彩鲜艳的家庭画。

Illustration formerly

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

以前，先前.

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

我以前安静的社区现在因为新的建筑工程变得非常繁忙。

Illustration saltpetre

saltpetre noun

/ˌsɔːltˈpiːtər/ /ˌsɔltˈpiːtər/

硝石, 钾硝石.

"The gardener added saltpetre to the soil to help the tomato plants grow bigger. "

园丁在土壤里添加了硝石，以帮助番茄植株长得更大。

Illustration mixture

mixture noun

/ˈmɪkstʃə/ /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/

混合，搀和

"The mixture of flour and water was carefully stirred to make the dough. "

为了做面团，人们小心地搅拌面粉和水的混合过程。

Illustration nitrate

nitrate noun

/ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/

硝酸盐，硝酸酯

"The farmer added a fertilizer containing nitrate to help his corn grow faster. "

农民施用了一种含有硝酸盐的肥料，以帮助他的玉米更快生长。

Illustration charcoal

charcoal noun

/ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ /ˈtʃɑɹ.koʊl/

木炭，炭。

"We used charcoal to grill hamburgers in the backyard. "

我们用木炭在后院烤汉堡包。

Illustration delicious

delicious adjective

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /diˈlɪʃəs/

美味，好吃。

"The pizza was delicious, so I ate two slices. "

这披萨真好吃，所以我吃了两块。

Illustration fireworks

fireworks noun

/ˈfaɪ̯.ə.wɜːks/ /ˈfaɪ̯.ɚ.wɝks/

烟花，焰火

"Commercial firework displays are commonly launched from boats or other vessels"

通常，商业烟花表演会在船或其他船只上燃放。

Illustration potassium

potassium noun

/pəˈtæsiəm/

钾

"The fertilizer contained potassium to help the plants grow stronger. "

这种肥料含有钾，能帮助植物更茁壮地生长。

Illustration explosive

explosive noun

/ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/ /ɛkˈsploʊsɪv/

炸药，爆炸物

"The demolition crew carefully handled the explosive before the building implosion. "

爆破小组在建筑物内爆前小心翼翼地处理那些炸药。

Illustration explosions

explosions noun

/ɪkˈsploʊʒənz/ /ɛkˈsploʊʒənz/

爆炸，爆裂。

"Construction workers heard loud explosions during the demolition of the old building. "

建筑工人在拆除旧建筑时听到了巨大的爆炸声。