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单词 depth charge
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Definition of depth charge in English:

depth charge

noun
  • An explosive charge designed to be dropped from a ship or aircraft and to explode under water at a preset depth, used for attacking submarines.

    深水炸弹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By the end, when the sonar operator says, ‘splashes’, you yourself brace for the explosion of the depth charge.
    • He was given a nuclear depth-bomb: like a depth charge but actually a hydrogen bomb.
    • The depth charge could only be effective if a submarine had been detected.
    • It drops like a depth charge, followed by an ominous silence, as he composes his words, weighs them and utters each with great earnestness.
    • Depth charge after depth charge rained down on the U-boat and up floated the usual tell-tale signs - oil and air bubbles.

Definition of depth charge in US English:

depth charge

nounˈdɛp(θ) ˌtʃɑrdʒˈdep(TH) ˌCHärj
  • An explosive charge designed to be dropped from a ship or aircraft and to explode under water at a preset depth, used for attacking submarines.

    深水炸弹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By the end, when the sonar operator says, ‘splashes’, you yourself brace for the explosion of the depth charge.
    • He was given a nuclear depth-bomb: like a depth charge but actually a hydrogen bomb.
    • The depth charge could only be effective if a submarine had been detected.
    • It drops like a depth charge, followed by an ominous silence, as he composes his words, weighs them and utters each with great earnestness.
    • Depth charge after depth charge rained down on the U-boat and up floated the usual tell-tale signs - oil and air bubbles.
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