Word · Frequency #17282
minnie
/ˈmini/
noun
迫击炮
a mortar
In use
The soldiers loaded the minnie and waited for the order to fire.
A minnie stood at the edge of the trench, ready for the night attack.
The crew carefully aimed the minnie at the distant ridge.
a minnie
minnie 在这里是名词,表示‘迫击炮’。
A minnie exploded nearby.
一枚迫击炮在附近爆炸。
Common mistakes
I like your minnie dress.I like your mini dress.
minnie 是名词,意思是“迫击炮”,不是形容词“mini(小的、迷你的)”。修饰 dress 等名词要用 mini,不能用 minnie 替代。
The soldier fired minnie at the enemy.The soldier fired a minnie at the enemy.
minnie 是可数名词,单数形式前需要加冠词 a(此处表示“一发/一门”)。汉语没有冠词,所以学习者容易漏掉,但英语中不能直接说 fired minnie。
Connections
Collocations
- minnie shell
- 迫击炮炮弹
- A minnie shell exploded near the forward trench.一枚迫击炮炮弹在前沿战壕附近爆炸。
- fire a minnie
- 发射迫击炮
- The crew fired a minnie over the ridge.炮组向山脊对面发射了一枚迫击炮。
- under minnie fire
- 遭到迫击炮轰击
- They were pinned down under minnie fire.他们被迫击炮火力压制住了。
- minnie bombardment
- 迫击炮轰击
- The minnie bombardment destroyed the supply road.迫击炮轰击摧毁了补给道路。
Synonyms
- mortar
- 迫击炮 · minnie 是一战时期的俚语,源自德语 Minenwerfer,现代英语中很少使用;正式或通用场合直接说 mortar 即可。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
minnie 像 mini(迷你),迫击炮比大炮小巧,记成“迷你小炮”即可。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:军事、历史 minnie 多用于历史与军事语境,通常指迫击炮(尤其一战时期),属于非正式口语说法,现代英语中不常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 minnie 押韵:重音在第一个音节,元音为 /ɪ/,结尾为 /ni/。注意拼写差异:minnie 写作 -ie,mini 写作 -i,其余多写作 -y。小心形近异音词,如 minute(名词,/ˈmɪnɪt/)和 minus(/ˈmaɪnəs/),它们与 minnie 并不同韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.