ar·til·ler·y
noun/ɑːˈtɪləri/
/ɑːrˈtɪləri/
- [uncountable] large, heavy guns which are often moved on wheels
（统称）火炮 - The town is under heavy artillery fire.
该市镇处于密集的炮火之下。 - artillery attacks/barrages/shells
炮火攻击/弹幕/炮弹
Extra Examples- nuclear artillery units
核炮部队 - A stray artillery shell struck the hospital.
一发火炮流弹击中了那家医院。 - The army launched a heavy artillery barrage against enemy positions.
军队向敌军阵地发起猛烈炮火攻击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- field
- heavy
- anti-aircraft
- …
- attack
- barrage
- bombardment
- …
- The town is under heavy artillery fire.
- the artillery[singular] the section of an army trained to use these guns
炮兵部队 - He was a captain in the Royal Artillery.
他是皇家炮兵的上尉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- field
- heavy
- anti-aircraft
- …
- attack
- barrage
- bombardment
- …
- He was a captain in the Royal Artillery.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French artillerie, from artiller, alteration of atillier ‘equip, arm’, probably a variant of atirier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + tire ‘rank, order’.
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