black powder

black powder — 名詞

1. A dark, grainy substance that burns very fast and can explode. It is made by mix

1.名詞B2
釋義

黑火藥

硝石、木炭與硫磺混合而成的爆炸物

A dark, grainy substance that burns very fast and can explode. It is made by mixing saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, and was once the main explosive used in guns and cannons. Today it is mostly used in fireworks and for firing old-style weapons.

例句

Chidi carefully poured black powder into the antique musket before the reenactment began.

Chidi 在歷史重演活動開始前，仔細地把黑火藥倒入古董滑膛槍中。

collocation: pour black powder into [gun]

The fireworks factory keeps barrels of black powder in a separate building for safety.

這家煙火工廠為了安全起見，將成桶的黑火藥存放在獨立的建築物裡。

collocation: barrels of black powder

同義詞
  • gunpowder

    often used as a synonym in everyday speech, but gunpowder can also refer to modern smokeless varieties

常見錯誤

❌The miners used black powder to blast through rock.
✅The miners used dynamite to blast through rock.
💡Black powder is the traditional gunpowder used in firearms and fireworks, not modern industrial explosives.