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hand grenade

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Weapons
ˈhand greˌnade noun [countable]  PMWa small bomb that you throw 手榴弹
Examples from the Corpus
hand grenadeTwo days earlier, Myeni had escaped unhurt after a hand grenade was thrown into his house in Soweto.A: I meant just-I meant only that the only means I could evacuate the people would be a hand grenade.Janko Janjic, 43, detonated a hand grenade that killed him and injured the soldiers.Alcohol is more like a pharmacological hand grenade.
ˈhand greˌnade nounChineseSyllable
that bomb small a Corpus you throw


hand grenade
ˈhand greˌnade noun [countable]
a small bomb that you throw


hand grenadeBrE /ˈhænd ɡrəneɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhænd ɡrəneɪd/ 🔊 nouna small bomb that is thrown by hand 手榴弹