touchhole

/ˈtʌtʃhoʊl/

Meanings

noun

火门，点火孔。

A small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited.

Examples :

"The reenactor cleared the touchhole of his musket before priming it with powder for the demonstration. "

在演示之前，那位重演者先清理了他燧发枪的火门（点火孔），然后装填了引火药。

Related Words

powder noun

/ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/

粉末，粉。

"The old book was covered in a fine layer of powder. "

那本旧书上蒙着一层细细的粉尘。

charge noun

/t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/ /t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/

费用，收费。

"There will be a charge of five dollars."

将会收取五美元的费用。

ignited verb

/ɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈnaɪɾɪd/

点燃，引燃

"The match ignited the paper, causing a small flame. "

这根火柴点燃了纸，引发了一小簇火焰。

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

cleared verb

/klɪəd/ /klɪɹd/

清理，清除.

"The students cleared their desks before the math test. "

考试前，学生们把书桌上的东西都清理干净了。

musket noun

/ˈmʌskət/

滑膛枪，毛瑟枪

"Sam, Sam, pick up thy musket."

萨姆，萨姆，拿起你的滑膛枪。

priming verb

/ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ/

准备，预备，启动。

""The teacher is priming the students for the test by reviewing key concepts and practice questions." "

老师正在通过复习关键概念和练习题，为学生们准备考试。

cannon noun

/ˈkæn.ən/

大炮，火炮

"The soldier carefully loaded the cannon with gunpowder and a projectile. "

士兵小心翼翼地往大炮里装填了火药和炮弹。

propellant noun

/prəˈpɛlənt/ /proʊˈpɛlənt/

推进剂，推进物。

"The compressed air was the propellant that launched the student's rocket across the field. "

压缩空气是推进物，将那个学生的火箭发射到田野上。

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

demonstration noun

/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/

演示，示范

"The teacher gave a demonstration of how to solve quadratic equations. "

老师演示了如何解二次方程。

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。