shrapnel• Many civilianssufferedburns and shrapnelwounds.• Hissingshellssearched the darkthickets through, and shrapnelswept the road along which we moved.• Trouble is, Piper, some people do not appreciate good music, especially when they are dodgingflyingshrapnel.• Both animals had hugeshrapnel wounds on their hindquarters.• A month later he took a half pound of shrapnel in the lower back and thighs.• As soon as the shrapnel flew by, we would immediately jump up.• Even if the shrapnel misses, the concussion will knock you down.• Nowhere to be seen when the shrapnel was flying.• A bomb missed the Southampton by the breadth of the Admiral's Barge, and another showered the Edinburgh with shrapnel.
shrapnel wounds• He said 56 people had treatment at the hospital, mostly for shrapnel wounds.• Both animals had huge shrapnel wounds on their hindquarters.• She incurredshrapnel wounds as well as third-degree burns.• Ainslie, 56, suffered shrapnel wounds to his legs.• I suffered shrapnel wounds in the buttocks and one arm.• The other victims-five women and two men-suffered shrapnel wounds.
Originshrapnel
(1800-1900) Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), British army officer who invented such bombs
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SHRAPNEL | VERB + SHRAPNEL | SHRAPNEL + VERB | SHRAPNEL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤flying流彈片◇He was hit in the arm by flying shrapnel.他被流彈片打中了手臂。➤deadly致命的彈片... OF SHRAPNEL➤piece一塊彈片VERB + SHRAPNEL➤be hit by, be killed by, be wounded by, take (especially NAmE) 被彈片擊中;被彈片打死;被彈片打傷;中了彈片◇He took shrapnel to his leg.他腿部被彈片擊中。➤have有彈片◇She still has shrapnel in her left arm.她的左臂上仍有彈片未取出。➤send發送彈片◇The rocket sent shrapnel in every direction.火箭把彈片打得四處橫飛。➤remove取出彈片◇surgery to remove shrapnel取出彈片的手術SHRAPNEL + VERB➤fly彈片飛◇The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel flying through the trees.炮彈炸了,彈片飛過樹林。➤be lodged彈片卡住◇An air strike left him with shrapnel lodged in his chest.一次空襲過後,有塊彈片嵌入他的胸部。SHRAPNEL + NOUN➤wound彈片傷口PREPOSITION➤shrapnel from來自⋯的碎彈片◇the shrapnel from the grenade手榴彈碎片➤shrapnel in在⋯的彈片◇a piece of shrapnel in her back她背部的彈片