howitzer

IPA/ˈhaʊɪtsə(r)/
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howitzer — 名詞

  • howitzersingular
  • howitzersplural

1. a kind of heavy military weapon with a stubby barrel, designed to lob explosive

1.名詞C2
釋義

榴彈炮

彈道高、可越過障礙射擊的短管重炮

a kind of heavy military weapon with a stubby barrel, designed to lob explosive shells in a steep arc so they fall down onto a target rather than travelling on a flat path.

例句

The soldiers spent two hours dragging the heavy howitzer up the muddy hillside.

士兵們花了兩個小時，把那門笨重的榴彈炮拖上泥濘的山坡。

concrete object: heavy howitzer + transport verb

Hugo watched through binoculars as a howitzer fired three shells over the ridge.

Hugo 透過望遠鏡看著一門榴彈炮朝山脊那頭發射了三發砲彈。

collocation: howitzer + fire shells

常見搭配
  • heavy howitzer
  • self-propelled howitzer
  • howitzer battery
  • howitzer crew
  • fire a howitzer
同義詞
  • cannon

    general term for a large mounted gun; a howitzer is a specific type

  • field gun

    mobile artillery piece, but typically fires on a flatter path than a howitzer

  • mortar

    shorter range, even steeper arc, usually portable; a howitzer is bigger and reaches farther

用法筆記

Distinguish from a regular cannon or field gun: a howitzer's defining feature is the high, arching trajectory of its shells, used to hit targets hidden behind hills or walls.

常見錯誤

The soldier shot a howitzer at the enemy.
The soldier fired a howitzer at the enemy.
large guns are 'fired', not 'shot'.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • howitzer shell
  • howitzer round
  • howitzer battery
  • howitzer crew

常用片語

  • self-propelled howitzer
  • heavy howitzer
  • tow a howitzer into position

介系詞搭配

  • howitzer at
  • fire from a howitzer