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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cannon

英  [ˈkænən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • cannons

    1. [C 可数名词] 大炮

    A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.

    双语例句

    例：

    The cannons boom, the band plays.

    炮声隆隆，鼓乐齐鸣。

    2. [C 可数名词] 机关炮

    A cannon is a heavy automatic gun, especially one that is fired from an aircraft.

    双语例句

    例：

    Others carried huge cannons plundered from Russian aircraft.

    其他人扛着从俄国飞机上抢来的巨型机关炮。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • a loose cannon

    1. 随心所欲的人

    If someone is a loose cannon, they do whatever they want and nobody can predict what they are going to do.

    双语例句

    例：

    Max is a loose cannon politically.

    马克斯是个在政治上随心所欲的人。

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