1. 1十字弓、弩

    A weapon. A small bow sits across a longer piece of wood. You pull the string back, lock it, lay a short arrow (a bolt) on top, and press a trigger. The shot is strong, because the wood holds the string for you until you are ready. People used it for hunting and war before guns were common. Today you mostly meet it in museums, films, and games, or in sport shooting. It is not a toy, and it is not the long bow you pull with your arm alone.

core核心畫面

組成From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe — the same as cross + bow. The bow sits across the wooden stock.

同家族的字

  • bowthe shooting-weapon half (the bow that shoots, not a ribbon)
  • crossthe first half: the bow lies across the wood

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

crossbownoun/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/

  • 1

    A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.

  • 2

    A portable ballista that can be held in the hand.

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