shrapnel

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually. historical,uncountable,usually
  2. The bullets or balls from the aforementioned type of artillery shell. historical,uncountable,usually
  3. Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine. uncountable,usually
  4. Debris. broadly,figuratively,uncountable,usually
    — The dog ate my sandwich, and there was shrapnel all over the place from him tearing open the bag.
  5. Loose change. figuratively,slang,uncountable,usually
    — I was waiting in the queue, looking at the board / Wondering whether to have a burger or chips / Or what the shrapnel in my back pocket could afford

词形变化

shrapnels plural

词汇关系

衍生词
pocket shrapnel scrapnel

词源

From Shrapnel. Named after British army officer Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842) who invented an anti-personnel shell that transported a large number of bullets to the target before releasing them, at a far greater distance than rifles could fire the bullets individually. The surname is likely a metathesized form of Charbonnel, a diminutive of Old French charbon (“charcoal”) in reference to hair color, complexion, or the like.
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