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单词 scattergun
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Definition of scattergun in English:

scattergun

nounˈskatəɡʌnˈskædərˌɡən
North American
  • A shotgun.

    (散弹)猎枪;鸟枪

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many citizens have used a scattergun to protect their families and property in the wake of disasters, riots and other upheavals.
    • This is the first large-scale procurement of anything other than slide-action scatterguns since the U.S. military was pulled out of Vietnam more than 25 years ago.
    • Unlike the vast majority of semiauto scatterguns, the Benelli is not a gas gun.
    • For decades, short double-barrel scatterguns have been a premier home-defense recommendation by such authorities as Jeff Cooper.
    • The new Bounty Hunter external hammer shotgun, imported by European American Arms, is a first-class traditional scattergun.
adjectiveˈskatəɡʌnˈskædərˌɡən
  • another term for scattershot
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His reputation for scattergun attacks arguably reveal him to be an equal-opportunity abuser.
    • The number of species released in California waters exemplified Stone's policy of scattergun experimentation.
    • But our philosophy is to start small and do it well, rather than adopt a scattergun approach and try to offer everything from the start.
    • ‘If Wallace and Jack McConnell are not careful, this scattergun approach will land Scotland in hot water,’ he said.
    • Quickfire rap, killer disco and bubblegum pop prove heart-warmingly infectious, and Stefani's scattergun approach is endearing.
    • They play exactly that style of harrying scattergun soccer and they are particularly troubling at home.
    • The drives are sprayed in scattergun fashion, the saves spectacular as a matter of necessity.
    • Case says his style is different from the scattergun, portfolio approach taken by venture-capital and buyout funds that hope the home runs in their portfolios more than compensate for the duds.
    • It feels much more like the scattergun frenzy of a man with things he wants off his chest.
    • In a series of scattergun flashbacks, the story of their affair emerges.
    • His style has a somewhat scattergun effect but there is something for everyone as he progresses.
    • You could knock him for not really interacting with his audience, for the scattergun nature of his approach, or for his awkward way of dealing with a heckle.
    • But there was a scattergun effect even in the more efficient Conservative campaign where millions were spent on direct mail and telephone canvassing of the swing voters.
    • In its scattergun invention and unsentimental broadness, it almost echoes Orson Welles’ work at its most playful.
    • According to the opinion, it's precisely this scattergun approach that breaches the Convention on Human Rights.
    • The critic's attacks on him as being famous for being himself on the telly and not for his food are pure hype.
    • If we must have retail developments, let's concentrate on the city centre instead of perpetuating the Council's scattergun approach to planning.
    • She brings soul to anything her lazy-sounding voice touches and a vision of the world which is wrought in impressionistic, scattergun lyrics gilded with humour.
    • He might need to be concerned, as the reasonably calm and lucid tone of his email is in direct contrast to his normal abusive scattergun approach.
    • This represents a shift on behalf of some spammers from a random, scattergun approach to a more tailored attack.

Definition of scattergun in US English:

scattergun

nounˈskædərˌɡənˈskadərˌɡən
North American
  • A shotgun.

    (散弹)猎枪;鸟枪

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many citizens have used a scattergun to protect their families and property in the wake of disasters, riots and other upheavals.
    • This is the first large-scale procurement of anything other than slide-action scatterguns since the U.S. military was pulled out of Vietnam more than 25 years ago.
    • The new Bounty Hunter external hammer shotgun, imported by European American Arms, is a first-class traditional scattergun.
    • For decades, short double-barrel scatterguns have been a premier home-defense recommendation by such authorities as Jeff Cooper.
    • Unlike the vast majority of semiauto scatterguns, the Benelli is not a gas gun.
adjectiveˈskædərˌɡənˈskadərˌɡən
  • another term for scattershot
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It feels much more like the scattergun frenzy of a man with things he wants off his chest.
    • The drives are sprayed in scattergun fashion, the saves spectacular as a matter of necessity.
    • His reputation for scattergun attacks arguably reveal him to be an equal-opportunity abuser.
    • Quickfire rap, killer disco and bubblegum pop prove heart-warmingly infectious, and Stefani's scattergun approach is endearing.
    • In a series of scattergun flashbacks, the story of their affair emerges.
    • His style has a somewhat scattergun effect but there is something for everyone as he progresses.
    • They play exactly that style of harrying scattergun soccer and they are particularly troubling at home.
    • The critic's attacks on him as being famous for being himself on the telly and not for his food are pure hype.
    • She brings soul to anything her lazy-sounding voice touches and a vision of the world which is wrought in impressionistic, scattergun lyrics gilded with humour.
    • If we must have retail developments, let's concentrate on the city centre instead of perpetuating the Council's scattergun approach to planning.
    • In its scattergun invention and unsentimental broadness, it almost echoes Orson Welles’ work at its most playful.
    • But our philosophy is to start small and do it well, rather than adopt a scattergun approach and try to offer everything from the start.
    • But there was a scattergun effect even in the more efficient Conservative campaign where millions were spent on direct mail and telephone canvassing of the swing voters.
    • You could knock him for not really interacting with his audience, for the scattergun nature of his approach, or for his awkward way of dealing with a heckle.
    • He might need to be concerned, as the reasonably calm and lucid tone of his email is in direct contrast to his normal abusive scattergun approach.
    • ‘If Wallace and Jack McConnell are not careful, this scattergun approach will land Scotland in hot water,’ he said.
    • This represents a shift on behalf of some spammers from a random, scattergun approach to a more tailored attack.
    • Case says his style is different from the scattergun, portfolio approach taken by venture-capital and buyout funds that hope the home runs in their portfolios more than compensate for the duds.
    • The number of species released in California waters exemplified Stone's policy of scattergun experimentation.
    • According to the opinion, it's precisely this scattergun approach that breaches the Convention on Human Rights.
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