missile
missile — 名詞
1. A weapon that propels itself through the sky by its own power, guided to an exac
飛彈
有引擎和導引系統的飛行武器
A weapon that propels itself through the sky by its own power, guided to an exact location where it explodes on impact.
The air force launched a missile from a fighter plane during the night exercise.
空軍在夜間演習中從戰鬥機上發射了一枚飛彈。
launch a missile — firing from an aircraft or base
Hui read that a missile had struck a market in the city centre.
Hui 讀到一枚飛彈擊中了市中心的一座市場。
A missile uses built-in sensors to find its way to the target.
飛彈利用內建感測器找到目標位置。
Tanvi's team tested the missile guidance system near the coast last week.
Tanvi 的團隊上週在海岸附近測試了飛彈導引系統。
The navy fired a missile that destroyed an old ship used for target practice.
海軍發射了一枚飛彈，擊沉了一艘用作靶船的舊船隻。
- rocket
a rocket is a vehicle powered by an engine; not all rockets are missiles, and not all missiles are rockets — a missile is designed as a weapon
- projectile
more general; any object fired through the air, including bullets and cannonballs, not only self-propelled ones
文法句型
missile + verb (launches/lands/strikes)
launch/fire + a missile
missile + noun (system/strike/attack)
用法筆記
Commonly modified by type adjectives: guided missile, ballistic missile, cruise missile. In news reporting, this is the default sense.
2. A thing like a rock or a glass bottle that someone throws violently to injure an
投擲物
被扔出以傷人或毀物的物體
A thing like a rock or a glass bottle that someone throws violently to injure another person or to cause damage.
Protesters threw missiles at the police, and a stone hit an officer in the arm.
抗議者向警察投擲物品，一塊石頭擊中了一名警官的手臂。
throw missiles at — common verb + preposition pattern
Aaron picked up a brick and used it as a missile to break the window.
Aaron 撿起一塊磚頭，用它當作投擲物砸破窗戶。
The soldiers were ordered to remove any loose stones that could become missiles.
士兵們奉命清除所有可能成為投擲物的鬆動石塊。
During the fight, bottles and cans flew through the air as missiles.
打鬥過程中，瓶子和罐子像投擲物一樣在空中飛舞。
- projectile
more formal and technical; used for any object sent through the air, including bullets and arrows
- shot
usually refers to a bullet or the act of firing a gun; narrower than missile in this sense
文法句型
throw + missile
use [object] as + a missile
用法筆記
This sense is broader than sense 1. It includes everyday objects (stones, bottles, bricks) when thrown violently. The object does not need to be a purpose-built weapon.
missile — 形容詞
1. Describes an object that can be thrown or shot through the air to hit something
可投擲的
能夠被扔出或發射的
Describes an object that can be thrown or shot through the air to hit something far away.
The museum display showed missile stones used by ancient armies.
博物館展示的陳列品中，有古代軍隊使用的可投擲石塊。
missile + noun — attributive use
The Roman soldiers each carried two missile javelins for the first charge.
每個羅馬士兵在第一次衝鋒時都攜帶了兩支可投擲標槍。
Guards piled missile stones along the castle wall before the siege.
守衛在圍城前沿著城牆堆放可投擲的石塊。
Sirin carried a missile spear that she could hurl at deer from twenty paces.
Sirin 攜帶了一把可投擲長矛，能從二十步外擲向鹿群。
- projectile
can be used as both adjective and noun; more common in technical writing
用法筆記
This rare adjective is almost always used attributively (before a noun). Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 describes objects that CAN be thrown; sense 2 describes tools designed FOR throwing.
2. Describes a tool or weapon that is built for throwing objects such as stones, sp
投射用的
專門設計用於投擲武器的
Describes a tool or weapon that is built for throwing objects such as stones, spears, or other projectiles at a target.
The exhibition included a missile launcher used in medieval warfare.
展覽中包括一具中世紀戰爭使用的投射發射器。
missile launcher — fixed compound noun
Henrik explained how missile engines worked on historical siege machines.
Henrik 解釋了歷史攻城機器的投射裝置如何運作。
Archaeologists found a missile weapon dating back over two thousand years.
考古學家發現了一件距今超過兩千年的投射武器。
At the museum, a missile launcher from the Ming dynasty caught Nora's eye.
在博物館，一具明朝的投射發射器吸引了 Nora 的目光。
- projectile
not a direct synonym of this sense; emphasises the launched object, not the launcher
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 applies to the LAUNCHING device (e.g., a catapult or missile launcher), whereas sense 1 applies to the objects that are thrown.