读音

/ˈɡʌnˈpɑːdwər/

释义

• 名词: 火药；烟火剂；黑火药；硝石甘汞

短语

• “gunpowder tea” 指的是用火烧过的茶叶，通常是中国的武夷岩茶。
• “gunpowder plot” 指的是1605年英国的火药阴谋，是一次企图炸毁英国国会的未遂政变。

例句

• “In the Middle Ages, gunpowder was a significant military invention.”
• “The smell of gunpowder lingered in the air after the fireworks display.”
• “The gunpowder plot was a notorious attempt to assassinate King James I.”

同义词

• explosives
• ammunition
• pyrotechnics
• powder
• blasting agent