1 N-COUNT 枪；炮 A gun is a weapon from which bullets or other things are fired. 枪；炮
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He produced a gun and he came into the house.
他掏出枪来，走进房子。
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The inner-city has guns and crime and drugs and deprivation.
市中心的贫民区充斥着滥用枪支、犯罪、吸毒和贫困问题。
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...gun control laws.
枪支管制法
SYN firearm, shooter [slang] , piece [slang] , rod [slang]
2 N-COUNT 发令枪 A gun or a starting gun is an object like a gun that is used to make a noise to signal the start of a race. 发令枪
3 VERB 把…发动起来；给…加大油门；使加速 To gun an engine or a vehicle means to make it start or go faster by pressing on the accelerator pedal. 把…发动起来；给…加大油门；使加速 [mainly US]
4 See also: airgun machine-gun shotgun sub-machine gun
5 PHRASE 全力以赴；鼓足干劲 If you come out with guns blazing or with all guns blazing, you put all your effort and energy into trying to achieve something. 全力以赴；鼓足干劲
6 PHRASE 抢先行动；过早地行动 If you jump the gun, you do something before everyone else or before the proper or right time. 抢先行动；过早地行动 [informal]
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It wasn't due to be released until September 10, but some booksellers have jumped the gun and decided to sell it early.
这本书定于9月10号发行，但是一些书商已抢先一步，决定提前销售。
SYN act with haste, be over-hasty, act too soon, act prematurely
7 PHRASE 坚持自己的立场；固执己见；一意孤行 If you stick to your guns, you continue to have your own opinion about something even though other people are trying to tell you that you are wrong. 坚持自己的立场；固执己见；一意孤行 [informal]
Phrasal verbs: - gun downgun for
Quotations
They hesitate
We hesitate.
They have a gun.
We have no gun D.H. Lawrence Mountain Lion
God, Guts, and Guns made America Great U.S.bumper sticker
| Word Partnership | Use gun with: |
| VERB. | aim a gun, carry a gun, fire a gun, load a gun, own a gun, shoot a gun, use a gun 1 |
| N. | hand gun, toy gun 1 starting gun 2 gun an engine 3 |
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