grenade
/grəˈneɪd/noun
1- a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically手榴弹; 枪榴弹。
1.1
- a glass receptacle containing chemicals which are released when the receptacle is thrown and broken, used for testing drains and extinguishing fires.(内装化学剂的)玻璃投掷瓶(用于检验排水道和灭火)。
词源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'pomegranate'): from French, alteration of Old French (pome) grenate (see POMEGRANATE), on the pattern of Spanish granada. The bomb was so named because of its shape, supposedly resembling a pomegranate.