cannonball

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n. a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

n. 炮弹

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cannon 意为“大炮”，ball 意为“球”。结合起来，“cannonball”可理解为“大炮发射的球”，即炮弹。

例句

1. The children jumped into the pool like cannonballs.

孩子们像炮弹一样跳进了泳池。

2. He threw a cannonball during the competition and won first place.

他在比赛中投出了一个炮弹，赢得了第一名。

3. The old castle had a cannonball lodged in its wall.

古老的城堡的墙壁上嵌着一个炮弹。