cannonade

• 名词，指密集而持续的火炮射击，常用于描述长时间的炮轰或炮击。

A noun referring to intense and continuous artillery fire, often used to describe a sustained bombardment.

1. Continuous artillery fireC1formal

   A prolonged and heavy burst of artillery fire directed at a target.

   连续炮击

   • The soldiers endured a relentless cannonade from the enemy lines.
   • The city was under a heavy cannonade for several hours.
   • The cannonade could be heard miles away, shaking the ground.

   同义词barragebombardmentfusilladesalvoshellingvolley

• 用重炮持续轰击；也比喻连续不断地猛烈批评或提问。

A verb meaning to attack or bombard with heavy artillery fire, or to deliver a continuous barrage of criticism or questions.

1. Attack with artilleryC2formal

   To fire a continuous barrage of cannon or artillery shells at a target.

   炮击

   • The fortress was cannonaded for hours before the assault.
   • Enemy ships cannonaded the coastal town without mercy.
   • The general ordered his troops to cannonade the enemy positions.

   同义词barrageblastbombardpoundshell