projectile

projectile — adjective

  • projectilepositive
  • more projectilecomparative
  • most projectilesuperlative

1. Describes a weapon that shoots or throws an object forward with great power, or

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Describes a weapon that shoots or throws an object forward with great power, or describes something that is forced through the air in a similar way.

例句

Nina trained with a projectile weapon that could hit targets from very far away.

collocation: projectile weapon

When baby Amara had projectile vomiting, her grandmother called the clinic for help.

collocation: projectile vomiting

同義詞
  • launched

    suggests deliberate, often mechanical propulsion (e.g. a launched missile); more formal

  • propelled

    technical term from physics; describes any object driven forward by a force

用法筆記

This sense appears mainly before a noun in technical or formal descriptions. In everyday conversation, speakers usually name the specific weapon (gun, bow, slingshot) instead of using 'projectile'.

projectile — noun