thunderstick

词形变化

thundersticks 复数 thundersticks

别名

thunder stick thunder-stick

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gun or cannon, especially a rifle, as seen from the imagined perspective of an uncivilized person or an animal.

    The man pointed his thunderstick at the buffalo, and with a great noise and fire, the buffalo fell down dead.

    We sneaked into the soldiers' camp, and stole five thundersticks.

    Two men with beards... carrying thundersticks... were in the village above...

  2. 2.

    A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.

词源

From thunder + stick. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms.

来源：wiktionary