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firecracker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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fire·crack·er /ˈfaɪəˌkrækə $ ˈfaɪrˌkrækər/ noun [countable]  DHTa small firework that explodes loudly 鞭炮,爆竹
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firecrackerThe urgency of coming out was building and I felt like a firecracker about to go off.The Trunchbull let out a yell and leapt off her chair as though a firecracker had gone off underneath her.The initial story that the school forced its pupils to assemble firecrackers spread rapidly.More like a little popping sound, a two-inch firecracker maybe.That night, it was like firecrackers going off at New Year's; the next morning the blood flowed like rivers.A mere firecracker would send the whole medina up in flames!As if they were fourteen-year-olds setting off firecrackers too late at night.We exploded all the firecrackers we could find.
fire·crack·er nounChineseSyllable
explodes a that Corpus firework loudly small


firecracker
firecracker /ˈfaɪəˌkrækə $ ˈfaɪrˌkrækər/ noun [countable]
a small firework that explodes loudly


fire·crack·erBrE /ˈfaɪəkrækə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfaɪərkrækər/ 🔊 nouna small firework that explodes with a loud noise 鞭炮;爆竹