small pieces of metal that are thrown out with a lot of force when a bomb explodes 飞溅的弹片 Two people were hit by shrapnel. 两个人被弹片击中。 a piece of shrapnel 一块弹片 a shrapnel wound 弹片伤
Extra ExamplesHe took shrapnel to his leg. 他腿部被弹片击中。 He was hit in the arm by flying shrapnel. 他被流弹片打中了手臂。 The rocket sent shrapnel in every direction. 火箭把弹片打得四处横飞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- flying
- deadly
- piece
- be hit by
- be killed by
- be wounded by
- …
- fly
- be lodged
- wound
- shrapnel from
- shrapnel in
Word Originearly 19th cent.: named after General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), the British soldier who invented the shell.