gun
noun
verb
ɡʌn
noun
1
a
metal
weapon
which
shoots
bullets
or
SHELLS
枪; 炮
have/hold/carry
a
gun
I
could
see
he
was
carrying
a
gun.
我看到他带着一把枪。
I’ve
never
fired
a
gun
in
my
life.
我这辈子从来没开过枪。
Jake
was
pointing
a
gun
at
the
door.
杰克拿着一把枪对着门口。
Two
policemen
were
killed
in
a
gun
battle
.
两名警员在一次枪战中牺牲。
2
put/hold a gun to sb’s head
a.
to
put
a
gun
very
close
to
someone’s
head
to
shoot
them
or
to
force
them
to
do
something
b.
to
force
someone
to
do
something
they
do
not
want
to
do
逼某人,胁迫某人就范
He
put
a
gun
to
her
head
and
told
the
cashier
to
hand
over
the
money.
他用枪指着她的头,叫出纳员把钱递过去。
You
chose
to
live
here.
Nobody
put
a
gun
to
your
head.
是你自己要住在这里,又没有人强迫你。
3
a
tool
that
forces
out
small
objects
or
a
liquid
by
pressure
喷射器,喷枪
a
paint
gun
喷漆枪
a
nail
gun
射钉枪
4
starting pistol
also
又作
a
gun
which
is
fired
into
the
air
at
the
start
of
a
race
发令枪
5
big/top gun
someone
who
is
very
important
within
an
organization
头号人物
AmE informal
Jed
wanted
to
impress
a
Harvard
professor
and
some
other
big
guns.
杰德想给一名哈佛教授以及其他的一些大人物留下深刻印象。
6
hired gun
someone
who
is
paid
to
shoot
someone
else
[美,非正式] 雇用的枪手 (刺客 )
AmE informal
7
with all guns blazing
if
you
do
something
with
all
guns
blazing,
you
do
it
with
a
lot
of
energy,
determination,
and
noise
劲头十足,热火朝天
verb
8
be gunning for sb
to
be
trying
to
find
an
opportunity
to
criticize
or
harm
someone
[非正式] 伺机批评 (加害 )某人
informal
Why
is
he
gunning
for
me?
他为什么总是想整我?
9
be gunning for sth
to
be
trying
very
hard
to
obtain
something
[非正式] 力图获取某物
informal
He’s
gunning
for
your
job.
他看中了你的职位。
10
to
make
the
engine
of
a
car
go
very
fast
by
pressing
the
ACCELERATOR
very
hard
[美,非正式] 使加速,猛踩…的油门
T | AmE informal
11
to
shoot
someone
and
badly
injure
or
kill
them,
especially
someone
who
cannot
defend
themselves
开枪击伤 (击毙 )〔尤指不能自卫的人〕
A
policeman
was
gunned
down
as
he
left
his
house
this
morning.
今天早上一名警察在离家时遭到枪击。