shrapnel
shrapnel[ˈʃrapn(ə)l]noun[mass noun]- fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion
炸弹碎片
- (informal)small change
(非正式)零钱
little more than a few pounds and a handful of shrapnel.
不过几个英镑再加一点儿零钱。
语源- early 19th cent.: named after General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), the British soldier who invented the shell
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