Congreve
['kɔŋgri:v]
解释:
n. a rocket for use in war invented by Sir William Congreve (1772-1828).—n. Con′greve-match a kind of lucifer match invented by Congreve.
编辑:波西亚
例句:
- The noiseless match, or Lucifer, has, in its turn, driven the Congreve almost out of use, though for practical purposes the latter was as effective, and it was less dangerous. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Early in the present century during the Napoleonic Wars, the rocket perfected by Sir William Congreve was used in the siege of Boulogne and in the battle of Leipsic. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The next improvement was the Congreve match, in which recourse was had to the materials previously used, separately, for obtaining instantaneous lights. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Congreve matches were composed of an emulsion of phosphorus mixed with chlorate of potass, into which the matches, previously tipped with sulphur, were dipped. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- In 1827 John Walker, an English druggist, made friction matches called congreves. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
整理:丽纳