shrapnel
noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃræp.nəl/ us/ˈʃræp.nəl/
炸弹碎片，弹片
small pieces of metal that fly through the air when a bomb or similar weapon explodes and are intended to injure people
Twelve people were hit by shrapnel in the attack. 袭击中共有12人被弹片击中。
a shrapnel wound 弹片伤
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- A piece of shrapnel was embedded in his leg.
- Plastic tarps over the windows protected them from shrapnel when the building was hit by a missile.
- You're walking down the street, you see a homeless person, and you give them a handful of shrapnel.
- 60 quid is mere shrapnel compared with the £500 that fans must shell out for top-price tickets.