英语词源
shrapnel炮弹碎片；榴霰弹
shrapnel /ˈʃræpnəl/指榴霰弹或弹片，爆炸时会在空中散射，导致更大的杀伤力。如：
Grandad showed me the piece of shrapnel that had struck his helmet on D-Day.
爷爷向我展示了在诺曼底登陆战役中击中他头盔的弹片。
榴霰弹以发名者英国炮兵军官亨利·施拉普尔少将（Henry Shrapnel，1761—1842）的名字命名。他设计了一种炮弹，里面装满了弹丸，炮弹爆炸时，散开的弹丸可造成更多伤亡。随着时间的推移，这个术语被广泛应用于任何在爆炸中飞行的致命金属碎片。
——摘自《单词的历史：英语词源漫谈》
常见短语
炮弹碎片 (shrapnel)：指炮弹爆炸后散布的碎片，常用于战争和军事背景中。
以下是一些与 “shrapnel” 相关的短语：
- shrapnel injuries: 炮弹碎片伤
- shrapnel wounds: 炮弹碎片伤口
- shrapnel explosion: 炮弹碎片爆炸
- shrapnel damage: 炮弹碎片损害
- shrapnel blast: 炮弹碎片冲击
- shrapnel shell: 炮弹碎片弹壳
- shrapnel field: 炮弹碎片场
- shrapnel fragments: 炮弹碎片
- shrapnel dispersal: 炮弹碎片散布
- shrapnel pattern: 炮弹碎片分布
- shrapnel impact: 炮弹碎片冲击
- shrapnel surgery: 炮弹碎片手术
- shrapnel detection: 炮弹碎片探测
- shrapnel extraction: 炮弹碎片取出
- shrapnel helmet: 炮弹碎片头盔
- shrapnel protection: 炮弹碎片防护
- shrapnel bombardment: 炮弹碎片轰炸
- shrapnel evacuation: 炮弹碎片撤离
- shrapnel resistance: 炮弹碎片抗性
- shrapnel shower: 炮弹碎片淋浴
- shrapnel vest: 炮弹碎片防护背心
- shrapnel trauma: 炮弹碎片创伤
- shrapnel spray: 炮弹碎片喷射
- shrapnel warning: 炮弹碎片警示
- shrapnel retrieval: 炮弹碎片回收
- shrapnel detonation: 炮弹碎片引爆
- shrapnel shield: 炮弹碎片护盾
- shrapnel danger: 炮弹碎片危险
- shrapnel zone: 炮弹碎片区
- shrapnel projectile: 炮弹碎片抛射物
- shrapnel scatter: 炮弹碎片散落
- shrapnel protection gear: 炮弹碎片防护装备
- shrapnel shelling: 炮弹碎片炮击
- shrapnel-proof: 抗炮弹碎片的
- shrapnel-embedded: 嵌入炮弹碎片的
- shrapnel-filled: 充满炮弹碎片的
- shrapnel-ridden: 充满炮弹碎片的
- shrapnel-laden: 装满炮弹碎片的
- shrapnel-inflicted: 受到炮弹碎片伤害的
- shrapnel-pierced: 被炮弹碎片穿透的
- shrapnel-riddled: 充满炮弹碎片的
- shrapnel-damaged: 受到炮弹碎片损害的
- shrapnel-filled air: 充满炮弹碎片的空气
- shrapnel-ridden landscape: 充满炮弹碎片的景观
- shrapnel-infested area: 充满炮弹碎片的区域
- shrapnel-riddled building: 充满炮弹碎片的建筑物
- shrapnel-damaged vehicle: 受到炮弹碎片损坏的车辆
- shrapnel-inflicted casualties: 受到炮弹碎片伤亡的人员
- shrapnel-scattered ground: 散落着炮弹碎片的地面
- shrapnel-induced chaos: 炮弹碎片引发的混乱
