cannon

cannon

英 ['kænən]
　　美 ['kænən]

n. 大炮；加農炮；榴彈炮；機關炮
　　vi. 炮轟；開炮
　　vt. 炮轟
　　n. (Cannon)人名；(英、葡)坎農

中文詞源：

cannon 大炮

來自cane, 蘆葦。-on, 大詞後綴。因形如大蘆葦而得名。

例句：

1. The stillness of night was broken by the boom of a cannon.
夜晚的寂靜被隆隆的炮聲打破。

2. Max is a loose cannon politically.
馬克斯在政治上我行我素。

3. The conscripts were treated as cannon fodder.
應征入伍者被當做炮灰。

4. Many cynical managers see employees as cannon fodder.
許多自私自利的經理視員工如草芥。

5. The bullets and cannon - balls were flying in all directions.
子彈和炮彈到處亂飛.