Word · Frequency #7223
artillery
火炮
large-caliber guns; big guns
- 1.
Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
大型投射武器,现代通常指大炮,也包括火箭炮。
- 2.
large but transportable armament
大型可移动武器
- 3.
An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
使用此类武器的军队单位,或使用投射武器的军事编队,如弓箭手。
- 4.
an army unit that uses big guns
使用大炮的部队
- 5.
Gunnery (design and manufacture of guns).
炮术(枪炮的设计和制造)。
- 6.
a means of persuading or arguing
说服或争论的手段
大型投射武器,现代通常指大炮,也包括火箭炮。；大型可移动武器；使用此类武器的军队单位,或使用投射武器的军事编队,如弓箭手。；使用大炮的部队；炮术(枪炮的设计和制造)。
In use
The artillery fired all night, and the noise kept the whole town awake.
The general ordered the artillery to move closer to the front line.
We could hear the artillery from our shelter miles away.
artillery + is used for + [purpose]
常与for搭配表示用途。
Artillery is used for long-range support.
火炮用于远程支援。
deploy + artillery
deploy是常用动词。
The army deployed heavy artillery.
军队部署了重型火炮。
artillery + fire
artillery fire表示炮火。
Artillery fire destroyed the bridge.
Connections
Collocations
- heavy artillery
- 重型火炮
- The enemy deployed heavy artillery along the front line.敌人在前线部署了重型火炮。
- artillery fire
- 炮火
- The soldiers took cover from the artillery fire.士兵们躲避炮火。
- artillery shell
- 炮弹
- An artillery shell exploded nearby, causing a loud noise.一颗炮弹在附近爆炸，发出巨响。
- artillery unit
- 炮兵部队
- The artillery unit was ordered to advance to the new position.炮兵部队奉命推进到新阵地。
- artillery barrage
- 炮火掩护；弹幕
- The artillery barrage lasted for two hours before the infantry attacked.在步兵进攻之前，炮火掩护持续了两小时。
- artillery battery
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Artillery 中的 'art' 可联想为 '大炮的艺术'——巨型移动武器。
Context & Register
通常用于军事领域，指大型火炮或炮兵部队，语域较正式。也可比喻为辩论中的有力论据或说服手段，多用于正式或修辞语境。常见于军事报告、历史叙述、政治辩论等场景。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但可指多种火炮
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ery spelling ending, but none rhyme with 'artillery' because their final vowel is the schwa /ə/ rather than the r-colored vowel /ɝ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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