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| 1 | a weapon that shoots bullets, for example a pistol or a rifle . You load a gun with ammunition and pull the trigger to use it 枪 |
| a gang armed with machine guns 一群持有冲锋枪的暴徒 |
| ‘Move!’ said Cardiff, waving the gun at them. “走！”卡迪夫用枪指着他们说。 |
| She found herself looking down the barrel of a gun. 她忽然发觉一支枪正对着自己。 |
| carry a gun Their police officers all carry guns. 他们的警官都携带枪支。 |
| draw a gun (=take it out, ready to use) He spun around at the noise, drawing his gun. 掏出枪 |
| aim/point a gun He pointed the gun directly at me. 他把枪直接对准我。 |
| pull a gun on sb (=take out a gun and point it at someone) Suddenly the officer pulled a gun on them. 掏出枪瞄准某人 |
| fire a gun She was learning how to fire a gun. 她正在学习如何射击。 |
| a gun goes off (=it shoots a bullet) A police gun went off accidentally during a search of his home. 走火 |
| gun battle He was shot dead in a gun battle with police. 在与警察的枪战中他被击毙。 |
| | 1a | a large weapon that fires objects like large bullets, for example a cannon or a mortar 炮 | | Enemy guns fired a shell every two or three minutes. 敌人的大炮每隔两三分钟就会开火。 | | heavy guns Our troops came under prolonged bombardment by heavy guns. 我们的部队一直经受着持续的重炮轰炸。 | |
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| 2 | informal someone who is carrying a gun 枪手 |
| | 2a | someone who is paid to shoot someone else , or to protect someone by using a gun 雇用杀手；持枪保镖 | |
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| 3 | a starting gun used in sports competitions 信号枪 |
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| 4 | a tool used for forcing something out of its container using a lot of pressure 喷射器 |
| a paint/glue/staple gun 涂料喷枪/胶枪/订书机 |
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| - | go great guns informal
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| to do something very quickly and with a lot of success or enthusiasm |
| 大干一场；进展顺利 |
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| - | hold/put a gun to sb’ s head informal
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| to blackmail someone force them to do something by threatening to do something bad to them |
| 胁迫某人 |
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| - | under the gun mainly AMERICAN
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| under a lot of pressure and not certain that you will succeed |
| 处在巨大压力之下 |
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| - | with (all/both) gunsblazing informal
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| with a lot of enthusiasm or energy |
| 极热情地 |
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| See also | | - jump 1 | | - stick to | |
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