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shelling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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shell·ing /ˈʃelɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  PMthe firing of shells from large guns 炮击,炮轰shelling of the shelling of villages 对村庄的炮击 weeks of heavy shelling 连续数周的密集炮轰
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shellingThe sounds of gunfire and shelling didn't do anything to calm my fears.The constant mortaring and shelling of the area had dislodged a few of the corpses and the flies and mosquitoes were everywhere.It was midnight and the mortaring and shelling had started about 11 p.m.On March 13 heavy shelling was resumed, following a warning from Aoun that mediation efforts had made no progress.Soon after dawn there was another round of heavy shelling in the eastern part of the city.It was almost dark now and everyone had settled into their dugouts, prepared for another night of shelling and mortaring.They appeared completely unconcerned about the shelling going on around them.The shelling of the town continued well into the night.The shelling was resumed, and the machine gun finally knocked out by a heavy shell.Five days and four nights subjected to shelling and mortaring and the ever-present sniping.heavy shellingOn March 13 heavy shelling was resumed, following a warning from Aoun that mediation efforts had made no progress.
shell·ing nounChineseSyllable
from of the guns Corpus large firing shells


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shelling
shelling /ˈʃelɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
the firing of shells from large guns
    shelling of
    the shelling of villages
    weeks of heavy shelling


shell·ingBrE /ˈʃelɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃelɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the firing of shells from large guns 炮击We suffered weeks of heavy shelling. 我们遭受了几星期的密集炮击。🔊🔊