Viz. two fowling-pieces, for I had three in all; and three muskets, for of them I had eight in all

包括两支鸟枪和三支短枪。因为我一共有三支鸟枪和八支短枪

and when next day, taking a fowling-piece, powder, and shot, Dants declared his intention to go and kill some of the wild goats that were seen springing from rock to rock, his wish was construed into a love of sport, or a desire for solitude

第二天，当唐太斯拿起一支猎枪，带了一点火药和弹丸，准备去打几只在岩石上跳来跳去的野山羊的时候，大家都以为他这么做只是因为他爱好打猎或喜欢一个人安静一下而已。

For that they design’d some sport of fowling as well as fishing.

看来,他们除了想捕鱼外,还打算打鸟。

My next care was for some ammunition and arms; there were two very good fowling-pieces in the great cabin, and two pistols, these i secur’d first, with some powder-horns, and a small bag of shot, and two old rusty swords

其次,我必须搞到枪枝和弹药。大舱里原来存放着两支很好的鸟枪和两支手枪,我都拿了来,又拿了几只装火药的角筒,一小包子弹和两把生锈的旧刀。

The appearance of Rip, with his long grizzled beard, his rusty fowling-piece, his uncouth dress, and an army of women and children at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians

瑞普在这里一出现:他那长长的花白胡子，生锈的猎枪，奇怪的衣服，后面还跟了一大群女人和孩子，马上就引起了那些旅店政客的注意。

I took out one of the fowling pieces, and one of the pistols, and an horn of powder, and thus arm’d I travell’d for discovery up to the top of that hill, where after I had with great labour and difficulty got to the top

我拿了一支鸟枪、一支手枪和一角筒火药,向那座山的山顶走去。历尽艰辛,总算爬上了山顶

Upon which I stept into the cabin and fetching one of the fowling-pieces, I presented it at him, and told him, I had done him no hurt, and if he would be quiet I would do him none

我走进船舱,拿起一支鸟枪。我把枪对准了摩尔人,并对他说我并没想伤害他,如果他不胡闹,也不会伤害他。

Though there was no powder in it; but about two pound of fine glaz’d powder, in three small flasks, kept, I suppose, for charging their fowling-pieces on occasion

箱子里没有很多火药,只有两磅压成细粒的火药,装在三只小瓶里;我想大概是装鸟枪用的。

In this place then I resolv’d to fix my design, and accordingly I prepar’d two muskets, and my ordinary fowling piece.

于是,我就决定在这儿把计划付诸实施。我先把两支短枪和一支鸟枪装好弹药

And the fowling piece I loaded with near a handful of swan-shot, of the largest size

在鸟枪里装了一把鸟弹,都是特大号的。

but Vampa reassured her with a smile, tapping the butt of his good fowling-piece, which threw its ball so well

这些传闻常常是罗吉和德丽莎谈话时的主题。那姑娘每听到讲这种故事就吓得发抖。

The earliest examples were the fowling pieces that appeared in 16th-century Europe.

最早的是16世纪时出现于欧洲的鸟枪。

He was a big man, in a black coat, with metal buttons, and carried a long fowling-piece.

他是个魁梧的大汉，穿一件黑色的外套，镶着金属纽扣，扛了一枝长长的猎枪。

fowling net

捕禽网

fowling piece

n.鸟枪,猎枪