fire artillery; criticize harshly
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to fire artillery; to shoot cannon
neutralLiteral military usage, referring to firing heavy guns or artillery shells at a target.
Pào炮
bīng兵
xiàng向
dí敌
jūn军
zhèn阵
dì地
měng猛
liè烈
kāi开
pào炮
。
The artillerymen fiercely shelled the enemy positions.
Jūn军
jiàn舰
fā发
xiàn现
hǎi海
dào盗
chuán船
hòu后
lì立
jí即
kāi开
pào炮
jǐng警
gào告
。
The warship immediately fired warning shots after spotting the pirate vessel.
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Zhǐ指
huī挥
guān官
xià下
lìng令
duì对
zhǔn准
bǎo堡
lěi垒
kāi开
pào炮
。
The commander gave the order to open fire on the fortress.
verb
to criticize harshly; to attack verbally; to lambaste
informalMetaphorical usage implying fierce, direct, and often public criticism, similar to the intensity of artillery fire.
Nà那
wèi位
píng评
lùn论
yuán员
zài在
bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
duì对
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
zhèng政
cè策
měng猛
liè烈
kāi开
pào炮
。
That commentator launched a fierce attack on the government's policy in the newspaper.
Huán环
bǎo保
zǔ组
zhī织
duì对
wū污
rǎn染
qǐ企
yè业
háo毫
bù不
liú留
qíng情
de地
kāi开
pào炮
。
Environmental organizations showed no mercy in their harsh criticism of polluting enterprises.
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Huì会
yì议
shàng上
，
jǐ几
wèi位
zhuān专
jiā家
lún轮
liú流
kāi开
pào炮
，
zhǐ指
chū出
fāng方
àn案
zhōng中
de的
lòu漏
dòng洞
。
At the meeting, several experts took turns firing criticism, pointing out loopholes in the proposal.