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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 炮
[pào]
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1.
noun
[weapon]
cannon
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2.
noun
[爆竹]
firecracker
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 炮
[pào]
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1.
名
原指用机械发射石头或用火药发射铁弹丸的武器;现指口径在两厘米以上,能发射爆炸弹头的重型射击武器
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炮声隆隆
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高射炮
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炮火。
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2.
名
爆破土石时,在凿眼里装上炸药,也叫炮
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打眼放炮
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哑炮。
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3.
名
指爆竹
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鞭炮。
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Examples
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他在会上对这种现象又开了炮。
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At the meeting he unleashed a great deal of criticism against this trend.
→ 开炮
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炮(páo)炙。
→ 炙
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a mounted gun
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架好了的炮
→ mounted
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the thrill of the chase
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炮前身的震动
→ thrill
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