- (North American English also shell)
a tube or case containing explosive and a bullet or shot, for shooting from a gun 枪弹；子弹 He was armed with a replica pistol, capable of firing blank cartridges. 他配备了一把仿真手枪，能射出空的子弹壳。
a case containing something that is used in a machine, for example ink for a printer, film for a camera, etc. Cartridges are put into the machine and can be removed and replaced when they are finished or empty. 胶片盒；暗盒；墨盒 a thin tube containing ink (= coloured liquid for writing) which you put inside a pen （钢笔的）笔芯，墨水囊
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French cartouche (feminine noun), from Italian cartoccio, from carta, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’.