卸下前车 meaning in English

unlimber

But the guns remained loaded , the port - holes in the houses and earthworks looked out as menacingly as ever , and the cannons , taken off their platforms , confronted one another as before
但是火枪仍旧是装着弹药。房屋和防御工事里的枪眼仍然像从前那样威严地正视前方，卸下前车的大炮仍然互相对准着敌方。
As he drew near the bridge , he saw two cannons that had been taken off their carriages , the infantry marching over the bridge , a few broken - down carts , and some soldiers with frightened , and some with laughing faces . near the cannons stood a waggon with a pair of horses harnessed to it
当他骑马跑到桥边，看到两尊卸下前车架的大炮，正走上桥去的步兵，几辆翻倒的大车，看到几张惊慌的面孔，以及喜笑颜开的士兵们的面孔，大炮旁停着一辆双套车。