The soldiers took cover from the shellfire.
士兵们为躲避炮火而寻找掩体。
Under relentless shellfire, the town’s streets emptied as civilians fled and the front line shifted by the hour.
在持续不断的炮火轰击下,小镇街道迅速空无一人,平民纷纷逃离,前线也几乎每小时都在变化。
词源 Etymology
由 shell(炮弹)+ fire(火力、开火)组合而成。这里的 fire 不是“火焰”,而是军事语境里的“射击/火力”。该词常见于描述一战、二战及现代炮兵作战的叙述中。