artillery

英 [ɑːˈtɪləri]

美 [ɑːrˈtɪləri]

n.  (统称)火炮; 炮兵部队

复数：artilleries　

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牛津词典

noun

• （统称）火炮
  large, heavy guns which are often moved on wheels
  1. The town is under heavy artillery fire.
     该市镇处于密集的炮火之下。
• 炮兵部队
  the section of an army trained to use these guns

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 火炮；大炮
  Artilleryconsists of large, powerful guns which are transported on wheels and used by an army.
  1. Using tanks and heavy artillery, they seized the town.
     他们倚仗坦克和重型火炮占领了这个镇。
  2. ...the sound of artillery fire.
     炮火声
• N-SING-COLL 炮兵（部队）
  The artilleryis the section of an army which is trained to use large, powerful guns.
  1. At some stage he left the Artillery to command a radar unit.
     有段时间他离开了炮兵部队去指挥一支雷达小分队。

英英释义

noun

• large but transportable armament
  Synonym:heavy weapongunordnance
• a means of persuading or arguing
  1. he used all his conversational weapons
  Synonym:weapon
• an army unit that uses big guns
  Synonym:artillery unit

双语例句

• The artillery barrage on the city centre was the heaviest since the ceasefire
  针对市中心的炮火是停战以来最猛烈的。
• Those present include elite spetsnaz forces, armoured brigades and artillery and anti-aircraft units.
  这些部队中包括精锐的阿尔法小组（spetsnaz）特种部队、装甲旅、以及炮兵和防空部队。
• The hospital had been hit with heavy artillery fire.
  医院被重炮击中。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort.
  火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
• Artillery gave cover while the infantry advanced.
  炮火掩护步兵前进。
• The artillery started bombarding the enemy lines at midnight.
  午夜开始炮轰敌军防线。
• Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
  那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。
• They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city.
  他们与城内的政府军互相开炮。
• Rebel artillery units have regularly bombarded the airport
  叛军的炮兵部队经常轰炸机场。
• Alas, I fear the artillery must lag behind, but not I trust for long.
  唉！我担心炮兵一定要落后，但是我相信他们不会落后得太久。