n.(古代)攻城炸药箱,爆竹;
英文例句/中文翻译:
should the crazed chasers be driving you into a corner, a treasure trunk or a petard may be your last chance for survival.
当疯狂的猎人把你驱逐到一个角落时,一个宝物箱或者一个爆炸物也许是你最后生存的希望。
own petard when he tried to kill his wife. because he accidentally drank the poison that he prepared for his wife.
罪犯想杀死自己的妻子,结果害人不成反害了自己.他误喝了准备让妻子喝下的毒药。
The reality is that Gawker and sites such as Mail Online, drawn from the UK tabloid tradition, face being hoist by their own petard.
现实是Gawker及脱胎于英国小报传统的Mail Online这类网站正面临自食其果的窘境。