名詞 artillery:

1. large but transportable armament
   同義詞：heavy weapon, gun, ordnance
2. an army unit that uses big guns
   同義詞：artillery unit
3. a means of persuading or arguing
   同義詞：weapon

1. Artillery gave cover (ie fired at the enemy to stop them firing back) while the infantry advanced.
   炮火掩護(hù)步兵前進(jìn)。
2. The building was destroyed by an artillery shell.
   這座建筑物被炮彈炸毀了。
3. Any of a breed of gray or black draft horse originally used in France for drawing artillery and heavy coaches but now bred in other countries for general purposes.
   柏雪龍馬一種產(chǎn)自法國的灰色或黑色的馬，用來拉火炮和四輪大馬車，現(xiàn)在其它國家大量養(yǎng)做它用
4. Artillery was deployed in the west.
   炮兵部署在西邊。
5. The artillery did great execution.
   這種大炮的威力很大。
6. Artillery fire caused heavy loss.
   炮火造成重大損失。

ar.til.ler.y

n.Abbr. arty.,art.（名詞）縮寫 arty.,art.
Large-caliber weapons, such as cannon, howitzers, and missile launchers, that are operated by crews.
大炮：大口徑武器，如火炮，榴彈炮，及導(dǎo)彈發(fā)射器，由炮手組操作
The combat arm that specializes in the use of such weapons.
炮兵部隊：專門使用這類武器的戰(zhàn)斗部隊
The science of the use of guns; gunnery.
炮兵射擊術(shù)：使用槍炮的方法；槍炮操作
Weapons, such as catapults, arbalests, and other early devices, used for discharging missiles.
用來發(fā)射導(dǎo)彈的武器，如彈射器，弩，和其它早期裝置

來源：
Middle English artillerie
中古英語 artillerie
from Old French
源自 古法語
from artillier [to equip]
源自 artillier [裝備]
perhaps alteration of atiller
可能為 atiller的變化
from Vulgar Latin *apticul3re
源自 俗拉丁語 *apticul3re
from Latin apt3re [to fit, adapt]
源自 拉丁語 apt3re [適合，使適合]
from aptus [apt] * see apt
源自 aptus [恰當(dāng)?shù)腯 *參見 apt