🇬🇧🇨🇳 cannon - 大炮 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "cannon" ("大炮"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A cannon is a very large, heavy gun, usually made of metal, that shoots big round cannonballs with a huge BOOM, often from old-time ships or castles during battles.
Our teacher asked for a quiet day, so of course the movie started with a cannon exploding in the first three seconds.
The toy cannon in the playroom only shoots foam balls, but Dad still ducks every time it goes ‘pew.’
Grandpa said the museum’s cannon used to be in a battle, but now its biggest fight is with the dust bunnies.
The knight tried to look brave standing by the cannon, but every time it went BOOM, he jumped three feet in the air.
In old times, ship cannons were so heavy that it could take a whole team of sailors just to roll one into place before shouting, ‘Fire!’
On the old ship, an officer cleaned the heavy cannon until it shone. He rolled a cannonball into the cannon, lit the short fuse, and the cannon thundered. A distant cannon answered from the harbor, birds scattered, and smoke curled across the deck. The crew cheered; the child hugged the officer, shaken and thrilled by the final cannon blast.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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