| 单词 | ballista |
| 例句 | He imagined a bunch of demigods in dark robes trying to quietly roll a scorpion ballista through the front doors. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They needed more firepower, but they couldn’t use ballistae. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Argo II rose above the ruins and all the ballistae and catapults fired simultaneously. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Bah. Fine. Just don’t take too long, or I’m coming after you with ballistae blazing.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They’d dug in with their usual military precision - ten-foot-deep trenches and spiked earthen walls around the perimeter, a watchtower on each corner armed with ballistae. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Piper was on watch while her friends geared up for combat - checking their weapons and armour, loading the ballistae and catapults. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Its port ballista fired a massive spear wreathed in Greek fire, which sailed straight through the broken dome of the Senate House and exploded inside, lighting up the building like a jack-o’-lantern. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He turned back to the ballista, but Percy tackled him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Piper paced back and forth between the mainmast and the ballistae, practicing her lines. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The engineers had built a stone fortress with an iron portcullis, guard towers, scorpion ballistae, water cannons, and no doubt many other nasty surprises for the defenders to use. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Percy glanced toward the stern and spotted Frank, in human form, peeking out from behind a ballista, waiting. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It must have used its ballistae to blast a hole straight through the ground. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was no sign of Coach Hedge, but Leo stood amidships, calmly reloading the ballista. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Bacchus said something about breaking through. Coach, you still have ammo for those ballistae?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She imagined Coach Hedge getting impatient and aiming a ballista at the man in purple, or eidolons possessing the crew and forcing them to commit suicide-by-Hercules. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It looked just like the illustrations Annabeth had seen in military history books—with a defensive trench lined with spikes, high walls, and watchtowers armed with scorpion ballistae. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Leo had walked to a ballista and started firing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They did not have gunpowder, but they had artillery in the form of the ballista. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘The three of them sneak in and disable the onagers, cause a distraction. Then the rest of us fly in with ballistae blazing.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A box of Greek fire vials was secured by the forward ballista, but that was too far away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After all, Leo had started the war with Camp Jupiter by firing a ballista into the Forum. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She wondered whether she could make it to the ballista. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She’d paced the deck of their flying warship, the Argo II, checking and double-checking the ballistae to make sure they were locked down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Coach, you should stay on board, cover us with the ballistae.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If Annabeth could get on board, she could use the ballistae; but there was no way to get around these three Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Shrimpzilla must have knocked them out of alignment, and the monster was in spitting distance, which meant that Leo couldn’t use the ballistae without setting the Argo II on fire as well. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He wasn’t going to fire any random ballistae again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The dwarf frolicked over to the nearest ballista, which his red-furred friend was priming to launch. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If they could fly their warship into the Roman Colosseum with ballistae blazing and not even cause a traffic slowdown, he figured they could get away with anything. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Valdez, how many harmless monsters have we met? We should just aim the ballistae and see what happens!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You even have to ask? We got enough distance. We got ballistae. Lock and load, demigods!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Another carried an armful of ballista bolts and a crate of Greek fire. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Argo II turned in the sky, presenting its port side, and green fire blazed from the ballista. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Six of the monsters were yoked like oxen, pulling a two-story-tall siege tower fitted with a giant scorpion ballista. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “The ballista fired the first dwarf in that direction, I think. Come on.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He made a dash for the nearest ballista but went down under a pile of chattering dolphin warriors. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Second, I don’t think the ballistae will do any good. That shell is like Nemean Lion skin. Its head isn’t any softer.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ryse: Son of Rome, also a launch title, played as an extremely high-intensity God of War, the demo level portraying legions landing from the sea, an impressive variation on a theme – Omaha beach, with ballistas. Xbox One and PlayStation 4: the best new games showcased at E3 2013-06-15T23:05:25Z Lightning flashed, illuminating several perched threateningly over the car with the makeshift ballista they had constructed. Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In ancient times, the 2,000-year-old stone was used as a missile fired from a Roman “ballista” weapon. Ancient Roman missile returned by repentant thief concerned about coronavirus 'apocalypse' 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z There were some crazy loops, like the way the ballista was enchanted, and a bunch of other stuff they played with on the storyboards. How Dragon Prince’s creators retooled the show’s animation 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z After Qyburn’s ballista proves utterly useless, this episode raises the stakes by showing an actual threat to the seemingly invincible dragons, which is just icing on the cake. The Verge's favorite TV episodes of 2017 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z There are rail shooter segments where you gun down barbarians using a ballistae that reloads like it’s a machine gun. Better Late Than Never: What Xbox One's 'Ryse' Should Have Been 2014-01-31T15:45:00Z An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The man, who is now 30, took the ballista stone from the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park. Ancient Roman missile returned by repentant thief concerned about coronavirus 'apocalypse' 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Ancient ballistae threw large, rigid spears great distances. Angry Birds Comes to Life on MIT Quad 2011-11-10T22:21:00Z "Naught but a ram or ballista can force these gates!" he said. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Various names were applied to these weapons, the chief of which were the ballista and the catapult. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The ballista stones at the City of David likely date back to the Roman siege of Jerusalem to the destruction of the Second Temple. Ancient Roman missile returned by repentant thief concerned about coronavirus 'apocalypse' 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z The problem, Fox explained, is that the ballista produced a very fast impulse of energy. Angry Birds Comes to Life on MIT Quad 2011-11-10T22:21:00Z A large number of the Orleans militiamen were on guard upon the embattled platform of their own entrenchment which was equipped with ballistas and other engines of war used in hurling bolts and large stones. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The ballista hurled stones by means of a twisted cord or a lever; the catapult by darts or arrows could throw a projectile half a mile. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z The ballista was considerably larger and more expensive than this. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The evidence is quite conclusive; yet the fire has been imputed to the Syrians, and a tale was invented about ballistas which hurled against the House of God enormous stones and vessels full of bitumen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Nate Fox's team built a ballista, a giant crossbow whose design dates back to ancient Rome. Angry Birds Comes to Life on MIT Quad 2011-11-10T22:21:00Z Some of the cannoniers even forgot the truce, and set the loaded ballistas in motion, to which the enemy replied with a volley of arrows. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Up in their high emplacements, the big ballistas creaked and thrummed. Black Amazon of Mars An ancient military engine in the form of a gigantic cross-bow, discharging large darts and stones, used in battering fortified places: a kind of ballista. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The air was full of flints hurled to the walls by ballistas and mangonels. Peter the Hermit A Tale of Enthusiasm The catapults threw javelins, balls of fire, and blazing arrows; while the ballistae hurled huge stones, which swept lanes through the ranks of the defenders. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem The ballista had horizontal arms like a bow. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America The engine here described by Procopius is the catapult of earlier times; the ballista hurled stones, not arrows. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. I shall next explain the symmetrical principles on which scorpiones and ballistae may be constructed, inventions devised for defence against danger, and in the interest of self-preservation. The Ten Books on Architecture Stones, fireballs, bunches of arrows, heavy beams were fired into the city by ballista and catapult, and were fired back with equal skill and abundance. Peter the Hermit A Tale of Enthusiasm The hides, when struck with the stones from the ballistae, gave way and deadened the force of the missiles; while the arrows and javelins glanced off from the slippery surface. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem Like a modern field gun, the ballista shot low and directly toward the enemy. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America But Belisarius placed upon the towers engines which they call "ballistae." Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. The difference between "machines" and "engines" is obviously this, that machines need more workmen and greater power to make them take effect, as for instance ballistae and the beams of presses. The Ten Books on Architecture Catapult and ballista upon the eminences outside the walls kept up an unceasing rain of enormous stones which whistled and screamed in the air and shook Jerusalem to its foundations. The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem Their ballistae threw stones, weighing a hundred weight, a distance of a quarter of a mile. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem Caesar covered his landing in Britain with fire from catapults and ballistas. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America The ballista, or fifty-man-power bow, constituted the heavy, and the individual article the light, artillery of twenty centuries ago. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 In this way the blows of ballistae and the force of fires will be repelled by them. The Ten Books on Architecture Let them bring all their ballistae and battering-rams to bear upon the toothsome mince pie, the railway sandwich, the hard-boiled egg and pickled pigs' feet—that pestilence that walks in darkness. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Richard, when unable to mount his horse, was carried on a mattress to the front of the army, to superintend the machines and military engines, often himself aiming a ballista at the walls. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II Relating to engines for throwing missiles; such as the ancient ballista. The Mysterious Island Guy was busy all day seeing that the orders of his lord were carried out, and especially watching the operations of putting the ballistas and catapults together on the walls. At Agincourt No ballista, however, is made without regard to the given amount of weight of the stone which the engine is intended to throw. The Ten Books on Architecture All these, together with a number of ballistae and other ancient engines still employed in sieges, were mounted on carriages in order to transport them to Constantinople. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation The mangonels and petraries, and other implements for battering walls, and the ballista, with every efficient means of throwing missive weapons, were ready to discharge their artillery upon the heads of the beseiged. The Scottish Chiefs My foot darted out like a ballista, and came against the partition, which it broke in; I really thought that, like Samson, I had demolished the temple. Louise de la Valliere Take the same orders, Guy, to the men working the ballistas and mangonels on the wall. At Agincourt I have now given those symmetrical proportions of ballistae and catapults which I thought most useful. The Ten Books on Architecture The engine: The machines for casting stones, which in Chaucer time served the purpose of great artillery; they were called "mangonells," "springolds," &c.; and resembled in construction the "ballistae" and "catapultae" of the ancients. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems An army might beat the stony face with ballista and ram, and be laughed at. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ If the people are contrite, well and good; if not, he hurls projectiles at them from his ballistae. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 "They had something like a score of waggons with them, Tom; these would carry the beams for half a dozen big ballistas; besides, they have their cannon." At Agincourt Music, also, the architect ought to understand so that he may have knowledge of the canonical and mathematical theory, and besides be able to tune ballistae, catapultae, and scorpiones to the proper key. The Ten Books on Architecture Spendius arranged three great catapults opposite the three principle angles; he placed a ram before every gate, a ballista before every tower, while carroballistas were to move about in the rear. Salammbo It was he who stretched the skeins of the ballistas. Salammbo |
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