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projectile
抛射物；发射体
a weapon that is thrown or projected at a target and is not self-propelled
- 1.
An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
旨在或已经由武器发射的物体。
- 2.
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
投射武器,非自推进的投掷物
- 3.
Any object propelled or thrown through space by the application of a force, such as strong wind.
受外力(如强风)推动或抛向空间的物体。
- 4.
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
火箭发动机自推进的飞行器
旨在或已经由武器发射的物体。；投射武器,非自推进的投掷物；受外力(如强风)推动或抛向空间的物体。；火箭发动机自推进的飞行器；发射体
In use
The knight raised his shield to block the incoming projectile.
During the siege, the defenders used catapults to launch projectiles at the enemy.
The training exercise showed soldiers how to identify the path of a projectile.
projectiles (n.) + be + verb-ed + (prepositional phrase)
projectile 在此作名词，在被动句中作主语。
The projectiles were thrown at the target.
这些抛射物被投向了目标。
there + be + projectiles (n.) + prepositional phrase
在 there be 句型中，名词用复数 projectiles。
There were projectiles in the air.
空气中有抛射物。
projectile (a.) + noun
projectile 这里是形容词，意为「投射的／抛射的」，直接放在名词前作定语，如 projectile motion（抛体运动）。
Connections
Collocations
- launch a projectile
- 发射抛射物
- The experiment used an air cannon to launch a projectile.实验用气炮发射了一个抛射物。
- projectile motion
- 抛体运动
- Physics students often study projectile motion.物理专业的学生经常研究抛体运动。
- projectile weapon
- 投射武器
- A crossbow is a type of projectile weapon.弩是一种投射武器。
- projectile fragment
- 抛射物碎片
- The surgeon removed a projectile fragment from his leg.外科医生从他腿上取出一块抛射物碎片。
- high-velocity projectile
- 高速抛射体
- The test measures how a high-velocity projectile affects the target.该测试衡量高速抛射体对目标的影响。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把project(投射)和-ile(物)联想：一块石头被向前投出，就是projectile（抛射物）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military、forensics、technical writing projectile（指抛射物、发射体）多用于军事、法医学或技术写作等正式、专业语境；日常口语中更常用 bullet、shell 或 object 等词。一般描述可用更中性的词，正式或技术性写作中使用 projectile 更自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 dialectal 真正押韵：/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/ 与 /prəˈdʒɛktəl/ 的重读元音 /ɛ/ 及之后的 /ktəl/ 相同。其余都是拼写上的形似词：profile、exile、reptile、textile 中的 -ile 读 /aɪl/，missile 可读 /ˈmɪsəl/ 或 /ˈmɪsaɪl/，所以不要只按拼写判断 -ile 的读音。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.