fusillade
fusillade — 名詞
- fusilladesingular
- fusilladesplural
1. an intense, rapid burst of gunfire from many weapons firing at once, or a sudden
齊射；連珠炮
一陣密集槍火或猛烈言語攻擊
an intense, rapid burst of gunfire from many weapons firing at once, or a sudden flood of words, questions, or objects aimed at a person
A fusillade of stones rained down on the troops from the ridge.
一陣石塊猛烈齊射，從山脊上朝士兵們砸了下來。
fusillade of + [projectile noun]: stones, bullets, arrows
Tendai faced a fusillade of angry questions at the town hall meeting.
Tendai 在市民大會上遭到連珠炮般的憤怒提問。
Linh ducked behind the stone wall as a fusillade rang out.
一陣槍聲響起，Linh 急忙躲到石牆後方。
Anya braced herself for the fusillade of criticism from the review panel.
Anya 做好心理準備，迎接審查小組連珠炮般的批評。
A sudden fusillade from the rooftop sent everyone in the market scrambling for cover.
屋頂突然傳來一陣猛烈齊射，市場裡的人紛紛逃竄尋找掩護。
- barrage
more sustained and prolonged; less emphasis on suddenness
- volley
specifically a simultaneous discharge of shots; more literal, less figurative
- salvo
simultaneous firing, often ceremonial or as a salute; less intense
- hail
purely figurative, emphasising density like falling hail; not used for gunfire in modern English
- trickle
a slow, sparse flow — the opposite of a concentrated burst
文法句型
a fusillade + of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'of' + noun. The noun can be concrete (bullets, stones) or abstract (questions, criticism). Unlike 'barrage,' fusillade suggests a short, concentrated burst rather than sustained fire.