"slingers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 投石手

Definition

投石手是指使用投石器发射石块或其他投射物的人，尤其是古代士兵。这也可指使用弹弓等发射物体的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于历史或军事语境，描述古代兵种，不常用于日常生活。现代几乎不用作俚语。

Examples

The ancient army had many slingers to attack from a distance.

古代军队有许多**投石手**用于远程攻击。

The slingers threw stones faster than archers shot arrows.

**投石手**扔石头比弓箭手射箭还快。

Some slingers carried special stones for battle.

有些**投石手**会携带专用石头参战。

Back then, slingers could hit targets hundreds of meters away.

那时，**投石手**能击中几百米外的目标。

Some historians believe slingers were as important as archers in battle.

有历史学家认为，**投石手**在战斗中的作用和弓箭手一样重要。

Instead of swords, the island warriors trained as slingers to defend their homes.

岛上的战士不是拿剑，而是训练成为**投石手**来保卫家园。