shrapnel

破片、砲弾の破片

爆弾などの兵器が爆発したときに飛び散る小さな破片。

やさしい英語で： Small pieces thrown through the air when a bomb or similar weapon explodes.

• Shrapnel struck his leg.
• The blast sent shrapnel through the windows.
• Doctors removed a piece of shrapnel from her shoulder.

よく使う表現： flying shrapnel, shrapnel wounds, hit by shrapnel

破片、くず

物が壊れたり引き裂かれたりして、周りに散らばった小さな破片やくず。

やさしい英語で： Small broken pieces or scraps scattered around after something is damaged or torn apart.

• The torn bag left shrapnel everywhere.
• I swept the plastic shrapnel off the floor.
• The dog left sandwich shrapnel all over the sofa.

類義語： debris, scraps

よく使う表現： plastic shrapnel, shrapnel everywhere