| 词汇 | gun |
| 释义 | gun noun [ C ] uk/ɡʌn/ us/ɡʌn/ (FOR SHOOTING) B1 枪;炮 a weapon that bullets or shells (= explosive containers) are fired from The British police do not carry guns. 英国警察不佩带枪支。 You could hear the noise of guns firing in the distance. 你可以听到远处的枪声。 （体育比赛中用来表示比赛开始的）信号枪 in sport, a device that makes a very loud sudden noise as a signal to start a race At the gun, the runners sprinted away down the track. 信号枪一响，运动员们便沿着跑道飞奔起来。 喷射器，喷射枪 a device that you hold in your hand and use for sending out a liquid or object a spray gun 喷枪 See also: staple gun hired gun mainly US informal 受雇杀人的枪手 a person who is paid to shoot and kill someone The hired gun turned out to be a police informant. He was reluctant to talk about his work as a hired gun. She attempted to have her former boss killed by a hired gun. He insisted that the fighters weren't merely hired guns. There were no international laws governing the use of hired guns on the battlefield.
Idioms be under the gunidiom mainly US 为了在限定时间内（或以限定方式）完成任务而倍感压力 to feel worried because you have to do something by a particular time or in a particular way Al's under the gun to decide by the end of the month whether to move with his company. 艾爾因需在月底前决定是否和公司一起搬走而倍感压力。 with guns blazingidiom (also all guns blazing) （尤指争吵）火药味十足地，真刀真枪地 If you do something, especially argue, with guns blazing, you do it with a lot of force and energy. I went into the meeting with guns blazing, determined not to let him win. 我进入会场的时候下定决心真刀真枪跟他争辩，决不让他得逞。 gun verb [ T ] mainly US old-fashioned informal uk/ɡʌn/ us/ɡʌn/ -nn- 使加速，使高速运转 to make an engine operate at a higher speed You must have been really gunning the engine to get here on time. 你竟然准时到这儿了，肯定是一路飞驰而来。 Idioms be gunning for someoneidiom informal 时常指责（某人），不时找（某人）的茬，经常寻衅 to often criticize someone or be trying to cause trouble for them She's been gunning for me ever since I got the promotion she wanted. 自从我被提升到她觊觎的那个职位后，她就一直在找我的茬。 be gunning for somethingidiom US informal努力取得（或赢得）（某物） to make a great effort to get or win something Irwin is gunning for his third straight championship. 埃尔温正在努力争取连续第三次获得冠军。 Phrasal verb gun someone down 用枪击伤，击毙（没有防御能力的人） to shoot someone and kill or seriously injure them, often when that person cannot defend himself or herself The police officer was gunned down as he took his children to school. 这名警察在送他的孩子去上学时被枪杀。 |
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