: a projectile that consists of a case provided with a powder charge and a large number of usually lead balls and that is exploded in flight
2
: bomb, mine, or shell fragments
Example Sentences
He has a piece of shrapnel in his leg. Shrapnel from the explosion wounded many people.
Recent Examples on the WebPinochet said his knee was shattered by shrapnel from a mortar that was fired after a drone spotted him in last week’s counteroffensive. John Hudson, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Avila later learned that a student in her class was wounded by shrapnel to the nose and mouth but had since been released from medical care. Acacia Coronado, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 Another officer was hit by shrapnel in the face and other places, according to police. Vic Verbalaitis, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 One officer was shot in the shoulder while the other was struck by shrapnel, the release said. Dakin Andone, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 Vlad Sorokin, 21, a port worker from Odesa, clung to life in a hospital, his lungs and liver torn, ribs and hip broken by shrapnel from a cruise missile.New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Three weeks later, on March 17th, Makhach was hit by shrapnel in the back of the head near the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 Four of the people on the porch were also wounded, and another was hit by shrapnel.BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Luke also suffered injuries from shrapnel and was treated and released from the hospital last month. Rebekah Riess And Ashley Killough, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SHRAPNEL | VERB + SHRAPNEL | SHRAPNEL + VERB | SHRAPNEL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤flying流彈片◇He was hit in the arm by flying shrapnel.他被流彈片打中了手臂。➤deadly致命的彈片... OF SHRAPNEL➤piece一塊彈片VERB + SHRAPNEL➤be hit by, be killed by, be wounded by, take (especially NAmE) 被彈片擊中;被彈片打死;被彈片打傷;中了彈片◇He took shrapnel to his leg.他腿部被彈片擊中。➤have有彈片◇She still has shrapnel in her left arm.她的左臂上仍有彈片未取出。➤send發送彈片◇The rocket sent shrapnel in every direction.火箭把彈片打得四處橫飛。➤remove取出彈片◇surgery to remove shrapnel取出彈片的手術SHRAPNEL + VERB➤fly彈片飛◇The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel flying through the trees.炮彈炸了,彈片飛過樹林。➤be lodged彈片卡住◇An air strike left him with shrapnel lodged in his chest.一次空襲過後,有塊彈片嵌入他的胸部。SHRAPNEL + NOUN➤wound彈片傷口PREPOSITION➤shrapnel from來自⋯的碎彈片◇the shrapnel from the grenade手榴彈碎片➤shrapnel in在⋯的彈片◇a piece of shrapnel in her back她背部的彈片