1.(古代攻城等用的)炸药包
2.大花炮
1.见“hoist”
1.See hoist
1.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。
2.It was indeed a clever plan to entrap his opponent, but in the end he was hoist by his own petard.
设圈套陷害他的对手固然是个妙计,可是到头来却是作法自毙。
3.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。
4."With his own petard" is described the Japanese writer.
“搬起石头砸自己的脚”就是形容那位日本作家的窘境。