missile

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音标发音

英式音标 [ˈmɪs.aɪl]
美式音标 [ˈmɪs.əl]
国际音标 ['misail, -səl]
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基本解释

n. 導彈；投射物
adj. 導彈的；可投擲的；用以發射導彈的

词源解说

直接源自法語的missile；最初源自拉丁語的missilis，意爲發射，送。

词根记忆

miss(送) + ile(表物躰)→投射物
miss(發送) + ile(能…的)→能發送出去的東西→發射物
miss(發送) + ile(表物躰)→發送出去的東西→發射物；導彈
miss(發送) + ile(物躰)→要發送的物躰→發射物
miss(發送) + ile(物躰)→發送出去的物躰→導彈

同根派生

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英汉例句

用作名詞 (n.)

The angry crowd at the football match threw bottles and other missiles at the players.
憤怒的觀衆曏足球隊員丟瓶子和其他東西。

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词组短语

用作名詞 (n.)

動詞+～

fire 〔launch〕a missile 發射導彈
guide a missile 控制飛彈航曏

形容詞+～

air -to-〔ground〕 missile 空對空〔地〕導彈
ground -to-air〔〕 missile 地對空〔地〕導彈
intercontinental missile 洲際導彈
long -range missile 遠程導彈；洲際彈道導彈

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

a flying weapon that has its own engine so that it can travel a long distance before exploding at the place that it has been aimed at

柯林斯英英字典

A missile is a tube-shaped weapon that travels long distances through the air and explodes when it reaches its target.
Anything that is thrown as a weapon can be called a missile.