"cannonballs" in Chinese (Traditional)

砲彈

Definition

砲彈指的是過去在歷史戰爭中由大砲發射的重型圓形金屬球。口語上也可指像「抱膝跳水」那種跳進水裡的動作。

在歷史語境中，通常以複數形式“cannonballs”表示砲彈。游泳時，“do a cannonball”是指抱膝跳水。要依照上下文分辨其意思。

The soldiers loaded cannonballs into the old cannons.

士兵們把**砲彈**裝進舊大砲。

There were several cannonballs on display in the museum.

博物館裡陳列著幾顆**砲彈**。

He jumped into the pool and made big splashes with his cannonballs.

他跳進池子，用他的**cannonballs**激起很大的水花。

Kids love having cannonball contests at summer camp.

小朋友在夏令營最喜歡比誰的**cannonball**水花大。

We found some rusty cannonballs buried near the old fort.

我們在舊堡附近挖出了幾顆生鏽的**砲彈**。

If you do cannonballs all day, you’ll tire yourself out pretty quickly!

你一直做**cannonballs**的話，很快就會累壞！