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gunpowder
英：【ˈɡʌnpaʊdər】美：【ˈɡʌnpaʊdə(r)】
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常用释义：
火药
n.火药；有烟火药
1、of
gunpowder
gradually made the bow and arrow obsolete, particularly in Western Europe───火药的使用使弓箭逐渐被淘汰，特别是在西欧。
2、The potentially lethal device was made from a length of hose packed with
gunpowder
, primers, and shrapnel.───这个能致命的装置是用一根装满火药、引信和弹片的软管做出来的。
3、Such a design allows the army castle
gunpowder
in the Middle Ages yet in a real-war period can be said to be perfect!───如此的设计使得城堡内的军队在火药尚未投入实战的中古时期，可以说是完美的！
4、In an interview, Mr. Rhatigan said he smelled
gunpowder
coming from the vehicle and went toward it, thinking it could explode at any second.───他接受采访时说，他闻到车里散发出火药味，朝车子走过去，觉得它随时可能爆炸。
5、When he opens it, therein is to be found
gunpowder
and a firelock which sets fire unto it, so he became very injured.───当他打开盒子时，发现里面是火药和将火导向火药的火枪。所以他伤得很重。
6、The formula of the
gunpowder
was first discovered by Taoist alchemists of ancient China when trying to make pills of immortality.───火药的配方最初是由中国古代炼丹家在炼制丹药的过程中发现的。
7、Nearby discharge more of a strong 1045, the Great Music has no income, the air has been filled with casual attitudes of
gunpowder
incense.───近处燃放的可就更强烈了，震耳的大音还没有息，空气里已经散满了幽微的火药香。
8、On the voyage your correspondent took, the Eleonora was carrying Europes New Year celebrations: 1, 850 tonnes of fireworks, including 30 tonnes of
gunpowder
.───在本报记者经历的旅程中，马士基号承载着运往欧洲的新年庆祝物品：1850吨烟花爆竹，内含30吨黑色火药。
9、What the British did not realise was that Washington simply did not have the
gunpowder
required to fire the cannons.───英国人不知道的是，华盛顿根本没有火药发炮。
1、gunpowder plot───火药阴谋（1605年英国天主教徒在国会地下室放置炸药企图炸死国王）
结语：
Gunpowder，also called black powder，is an explosive mixture of sulfur，charcoal and potassium nitrate，KNO3 (also known as saltpetre/saltpeter) that burns rapidly， Gunpowder，also called black powder，is an explosive mixture of sulfur，charcoal and potassium nitrate，KNO3 (also known as saltpetre/saltpeter) that burns rapidly， called black powder，is an explosive mixture of sulfur，charcoal and potassium nitrate，KNO3 (also known as saltpetre/saltpeter) that burns rapidly，