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shrapnel + explode(s)
此处 shrapnel 为可数名词，指一颗子母弹，用定冠词 the 特指。
The shrapnel exploded in the air over the battlefield.
子母弹在战场上空爆炸。
子母弹
shrapnels — plural of shrapnel
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
子母弹
a shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
The shrapnel exploded in the air over the battlefield.
子母弹在战场上空爆炸。
炮弹、炸弹或地雷爆炸时射出的弹丸、碎片或残片
Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
装有铅弹、飞行中爆炸的炮弹
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
碎片
Debris.
The museum curator showed us a shrapnel from the 19th century and pointed out the lead pellets inside it.
博物馆馆长向我们展示了一枚19世纪的子母弹，并指出里面的铅弹。
As the cannon fired, the shrapnel burst in the air and rained small lead pellets onto the field.
大炮开火时，子母弹在空中爆炸，小铅弹如雨点般落在田野上。
Collectors sometimes trade old shrapnels, though handling them is still risky.
收藏家有时会交易旧的子母弹，不过处理它们仍有风险。
此处 shrapnel 为可数名词，指一颗子母弹，用定冠词 the 特指。
The shrapnel exploded in the air over the battlefield.
子母弹在战场上空爆炸。
此句型中 shrapnel 作 fire 的宾语，表示将此类炮弹射向某处。
The artillery unit fired shrapnel at the enemy positions.
炮兵部队向敌方阵地发射子母弹。
shrapnels 是词典给出的复数形式，用于指多枚子母弹。
Several shrapnels fell short of the target.
几发子母弹落在目标前方。
Not this
He was hit by a shrapnel.
Use this
He was hit by a piece of shrapnel.
shrapnel 指“弹片”时是不可数名词，不能用 a 直接修饰；表示“一块弹片”需用 a piece of shrapnel。
Not this
He was wounded with shrapnel.
Use this
He was wounded by shrapnel.
被动句中表示受伤的原因或施动者用 by，而 with 表示有意使用的工具，因此“被弹片炸伤”应说 by shrapnel。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
弹片伤
The soldiers were treated for shrapnel wounds.
士兵们接受了弹片伤治疗。
弹片碎片
Doctors removed shrapnel fragments from his leg.
医生从他腿上取出了弹片碎片。
弹片爆炸
The shrapnel blast destroyed several cars.
弹片爆炸毁坏了几辆汽车。
弹片穿透
Shrapnel tore through the walls.
弹片穿透了墙壁。
子母弹炮弹
The museum displayed a nineteenth-century shrapnel shell.
博物馆陈列着一枚19世纪的子母弹炮弹。
Use shrapnels naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：母弹炸开，射出无数小弹片，正是“子母弹”——母生众子。
语域：formal 常见场景：军事史、武器技术说明、历史文献 该释义指一种在空中爆炸、内装铅弹的炮弹，多用于军事、历史或技术性书面语境，属于较正式的表达；日常口语中较少使用这个完整释义。
常见词中没有与 shrapnel /ˈʃræpnəl/ 完全押韵的。panel 与 flannel 的末尾 /ænəl/、chapel 的 /æpəl/、gravel 的 /ævəl/ 都只是近似，因为 shrapnel 的重读音节 /ʃræp/ 后还带着 /nəl/；shrimp 和 shred 只共享开头的 /ʃr/ 音，拼写相近但读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.